Farmers in the region are rapidly developing technological skills to handle remote monitoring of livestock and automation for processes that previously consumed valuable time. This digitalization provides the industry with extensive data to help meet targets, objectives, and obligations while producing good quality, sustainable food.
The new tools streamline daily operations and eliminate manual paperwork tasks."It's allowing us to work a lot more quickly and efficiently, and on the farming side, it's basically allowing the farmer to see the right information at the right time, where it's kind of that adviser to the farmer,"McMaster said.
George McMaster's farming career started with milking eight cows in a byre, relying on his eyes to spot any health issues in his cattle.
It is just one example of how technology is changing the traditional profession.
He comes from a farming background and studied computer science.