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Lucie Douma – Data sharing to achieve data interoperability

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Show Notes

Lucie Douma, 2022 Nuffield Scholar, recently completed her final research report into data interoperability. The report was informed by extensive global travel and visits to a range of agricultural operations.

In this Podcast, Lucie talks to Farmers Weekly Managing Editor Bryan Gibson, on the need for improvements to the way we collect, manage, and use information on farm as part of the decision-making process. Lucie covers the challenges to data sharing and a solution potentially accessible to smaller farming operations.

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