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Integrating agentic artificial intelligence into pasture-based dairy systems: Applications, governance, and future
Callum Eastwood1, Nick Lim2, Rachel Durie3
1Research and Science, DairyNZ, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand.
JDS Communications
|August 13, 2026
Summary
Agentic artificial intelligence (AI) offers transformative potential for pasture-based dairy management, enabling autonomous systems for health prediction and environmental modeling. Responsible deployment requires addressing ethical concerns and integrating farmer knowledge for effective hybrid intelligence.
Area of Science:
- Agricultural Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Dairy Science
Background:
- Digitalization and AI present opportunities for enhancing pasture-based dairy systems.
- Agentic AI, characterized by autonomous decision-making, holds transformative potential for this sector.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the applications of agentic AI in addressing key challenges within pasture-based dairy systems.
- To review the potential benefits and considerations for implementing agentic AI in dairy farming.
Main Methods:
- Mini-review of agentic AI applications in dairy management.
- Exploration of autonomous grazing, animal health prediction, environmental modeling, and virtual assistants.
- Discussion of data integration for real-time, farm-specific decision support.
Main Results:
- Agentic AI can support autonomous grazing, animal health prediction, environmental modeling, and virtual assistants.
- Integration of multiple data sources enables real-time, farm-specific decision-making.
- Opportunities exist for employee training, enhanced advisory services, and digital twin modeling.
Conclusions:
- Agentic AI deployment necessitates addressing governance, ethical, and socio-technical challenges, including data ownership, transparency, and trust.
- Hybrid intelligence, integrating farmer knowledge with AI, is crucial for responsible implementation.
- Oversight models (Human-in-the-Loop, Human-in-Command) and farmer-centered design are essential for safe and effective use.
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