IFA president Francie Gorman was adamant that farmers' own data should not be used to discriminate against them. He was speaking at the AgTech Ireland/ Irish Farmers Journal conference.
Katherine Heffernan, MSD Animal Health with IFA president Francie Gorman at the Agtech Ireland/Irish Farmers Journal conference ‘Transforming agriculture with artificial intelligence’ conference. \ Philip Doyle
Farmers’ data cannot be used to discriminate against them or drive down commodity prices, IFA president Francie Gorman warned at the Agtech Ireland/Irish Farmers Journal conference.
“The commercial reality is that the pressure to share data will grow and grow,” Gorman said.
“Data must be controlled – it can’t be used against the farmer who provided it.”
“It should be aggregated,” he added, citing fears that farmer data could be used to reward the top 10% of farmers in a milk pool while simultaneously discriminating against the remaining 90% of milk suppliers.
“It needs to work for farmers, not just the industry,” he said.
“The fear is that [farmers’ data] is going to be used against you.”
Gorman called for grant aid of 70-100%, which is available for companies developing artificial intelligence technology, to also be made available to farmers for AI.
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Title: Farmer data must not damage farmers - IFA
IFA president Francie Gorman was adamant that farmers' own data should not be used to discriminate against them. He was speaking at the AgTech Ireland/ Irish Farmers Journal conference.
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Farmers’ data cannot be used to discriminate against them or drive down commodity prices, IFA president Francie Gorman warned at the Agtech Ireland/Irish Farmers Journal conference.
“The commercial reality is that the pressure to share data will grow and grow,” Gorman said.
“Data must be controlled – it can’t be used against the farmer who provided it.”
“It should be aggregated,” he added, citing fears that farmer data could be used to reward the top 10% of farmers in a milk pool while simultaneously discriminating against the remaining 90% of milk suppliers.
“It needs to work for farmers, not just the industry,” he said.
“The fear is that [farmers’ data] is going to be used against you.”
Gorman called for grant aid of 70-100%, which is available for companies developing artificial intelligence technology, to also be made available to farmers for AI.
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