PROMOTING AGRITECH TOOL USAGE BY SMALL FARMS TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND ENABLE SMALL FARMS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR 2022 - - THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED A INTENSIVE PROCESS TO INTERVIEW, SURVEY AND INDENTIFY SMALL-SCALE VERMONT DAIRY PRODUCERS TO ASSESS AGRITECH TOOL USAGE NEEDS AND WILLINGNESS OF FARMERS TO SERVE AS PILOT DAIRY FARMS FOR A COORDINATED RESEARCH PROJECT. - ADDITIONAL RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED TO IDENTIFY FIRST PILOT PROJECT TECHNOLOGY; ASSESS ROBOTICS, GEOFENCING, ANIMAL FEEDING, AND OTHER COMPUTERIZED MONITORING SYSTEMS, AMONG OTHERS, USED ON DAIRY AND OTHER SMALL-SCALE FARMS IN OTHER REGIONS AND COUNTRIES; SETTLED ON GEOFENCING AS FIRST PILOT PROJECT AGRITECH TOOL. - IDENTIFY NEOFENCE AS GEOFENCE SUPPLIER AND ESTABLISH SUPPLY, TRAINING AND TECH SUPPORT AGREEMENT.
