Data Driven Dairy Decisions for Farmers (4D4F) Project leader Daina Jonkus Team of project Lāsma Cielava Duration 2016 - 2019 Research focus 4. Development and adaptation of technologies for obtaining high-value agricultural and forest products, as well as in veterinary medicine Source of funding International project Project partners 4D4F has 16 partners from different European countries and representing industry, farming, research, farming support organisations, advisory services and knowledge exchange organisations:Innovation for Agriculture UKFlanders research institute for agriculture, fisheries and food (ILVO) BelgiumThe Estonian University of Life Sciences EstoniaLatvian Academy of Sciences LatviaThe University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest RomaniaThe Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA) SwedenThe Zuidelijke Land- en Tuinbouworganisatie (ZLTO) The NetherlandsWim Govaerts & Co BelgiumKnowledge Information Market (KIM) SpainParagon Europe Malta, BelgiumVan Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences The NetherlandsInstitute for Food and Agricultural Research and Technology (IRTA) SpainLiba BeligiumDeLaval International AB SwedenPorphyrio NV BelgiumKU Leuven Belgium Description of project The 4D4F thematic network is focused on developing a network for dairy farmers, dairy sensor technology suppliers, data companies, agricultural advisors and researchers, to explore ways to use data generated by dairy sensors to support improved decision making by dairy farmers. 4D4F aims to transfer knowledge and best practice of this technology to farmers and end users. Centered around a multiactor community of practice, deliverables include best practice guides, videos, and infographics, research priority reports, a warehouse of technology, case studies and standard operating procedures.12 Special interest groups have been set up on the community of practice website (www.4d4f.eu). Reproduction, Udder Health, Lameness, Nutrition, Data Management, Milking Data, Activity & Behavior, Metabolic diseases, Calves and Youngstock, Goats, Grassland Management and Housing. The website also includes a warehouse of technologies, details of standard operating procedures, reports on research and consumer surveys and best practice information. In addition to the website 40 meetings will be set up to demonstrate and develop best practice, 4D4F will link to operational groups, and conduct two virtual media events. Results https://eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/projects/4d4f-data-driven-dairy-decisions-farmers_fr#tab_id=practice_abstractsCielava, L., Jonkus, D., Zēverte-Rivža, S. and Rivža, B., 2018. Tesmeņa pazīmju lineārā vērtējuma sakarība ar govju ilgmūžību brīvprātīgās slaukšanas sistēmā. In: Ražas svētki "Vecauce – 2018": Latvijai – 100, Lauksaimniecības izglītībai – 155. Latvia: Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, pp.25–28. Available at: https://llufb.llu.lv/conference/LLU-Vecauce/2018/LLU_Razas_svetki_Vecauce_2018-25-28.pdfInformācija no: https://eu-cap-network.ec.europa.eu/projects/4d4f-data-driven-dairy-decisions-farmers_fr
