Aarhus University, Department of Engineering (Operations Management Group) has made key breakthroughs on the operations, adoption, and assessment of emerging technologies in the agri-food system, including working with the paradigm shift to intelligent optimization of technology as part of the move towards Smart Farming. This includes issues like lacking adoption and implementation of advanced tools, technologies, and solutions in livestock farming. Numerous multidisciplinary collaborations have been initiated and form a strong foundation for researching next generation technologies and smart production systems as proposed in the LivestockSense project.