Dalhousie study applies AI to farming [Video]

A researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax is applying modern technology to ancient practice to identify trends in methane emissions from Canadian dairy farms.

Suresh Neethitrajan is an associate professor and research chair in the faculties of computer science and agriculture at Dalhousie University. He led a study to benchmark methane emissions that could predict future trends in the Canadian dairy sector.

Neethitrajan said benchmarking is a systemic process that measures and compares performances practices and outcomes against established standards.

“It’s kind of having a reference point to evaluate how we are doing currently and identify how do we go about improving and putting in achievable goals as a country,” Neethritrajan said. “We had a 2030 net zero goal, and we moved the goal post to net zero 2050. How do we actually go about it?”

Researchers used satellite data from NASA and the European Space Agency to track weekly methane emissions and concentration data from …