Central Office of Information; Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Film shows application of early computers to farming practice. Scenes from an Agricultural Advisory Service demonstration at Bridgets EHF, Winchester, May 1980. Shows a computer device for measuring spray material, grain loss measurer for combine harvesting and a crops disease monitor. Milking parlour with computer, cows with transponder collars, food ration given automatically, information about the cow given to cowman by the computer, milk yield measured and cows weighed. Application of computers to farm business records and herd management. Mentions MicroCobol computer language. Central Office of Information for Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food