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SWINE RESEARCH: With a $1 million grant, MSU will explore precision livestock needs, public perceptions, and the willingness of farmers, producers and consumers to pay for new technology. With a $1 million grant, the university will explore precision livestock needs.
Apr 21, 2021
With a recently awarded a $1 million USDA-NIFA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative grant, Janice Siegford, Michigan State University Department of Animal Science researcher, is leading a team of researchers and Extension agents to study the advancement of precision farming in the U.S. swine industry.
Beginning in June, the group will start to explore precision livestock needs, public perceptions, and the willingness of farmers, producers and consumers to pay for new technology. The end goal is to determine how new technology is viewed by the swine industry at large, with respect to what is practical and useful for farmers and consumers.