Table 1. Open in new tab Number of...

	Year
Any innovation	51	45	43	37	48	57	55	74	59	56	525
Process innovation	44	35	33	27	33	37	45	52	41	42	389
Machinery and equipment	31	27	24	17	18	22	35	33	26	30	263	Machinery and equipment
Buildings	16	11	7	7	9	8	8	15	7	4	92	Buildings
Herd management	0	1	1	2	4	3	2	1	0	1	15	Herd and farm management, new techniques
Farm management and new techniques	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	3	2	1	14
GPS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Solar power	0	0	1	4	4	5	3	5	4	5	31
Windmill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6
New manager	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Switch to organic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Off-farming activity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minor	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	5
Organizational and marketing	11	16	15	11	18	24	13	26	20	18	172
Business organization and management	9	12	11	8	14	19	10	22	16	14	135	Business organization and management
Marketing	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	7	Other OM innovation
New partnerships	2	1	3	1	1	4	1	1	0	3	17
Quality assurance	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	13
Other	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	0	11
Product innovation	0	3	2	1	2	4	0	4	4	4	24	Product innovation
Total observations	227	246	255	257	267	265	253	262	250	261	2543

Year

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Total

Category/group considered

Any innovation

525

Process innovation

389

Machinery and equipment

263

Machinery and equipment

Buildings

Herd management

Herd and farm management, new techniques

Farm management and new techniques

GPS

Solar power

Windmill

New manager

Switch to organic

Off-farming activity

Minor

Organizational and marketing

172

Business organization and management

135

Business organization and management

Marketing

Other OM innovation

New partnerships

Quality assurance

Other

Product innovation

Total observations

227

246

255

257

267

265

253

262

250

261

2543

	Year
Any innovation	51	45	43	37	48	57	55	74	59	56	525
Process innovation	44	35	33	27	33	37	45	52	41	42	389
Machinery and equipment	31	27	24	17	18	22	35	33	26	30	263	Machinery and equipment
Buildings	16	11	7	7	9	8	8	15	7	4	92	Buildings
Herd management	0	1	1	2	4	3	2	1	0	1	15	Herd and farm management, new techniques
Farm management and new techniques	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	3	2	1	14
GPS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Solar power	0	0	1	4	4	5	3	5	4	5	31
Windmill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6
New manager	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Switch to organic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Off-farming activity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minor	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	5
Organizational and marketing	11	16	15	11	18	24	13	26	20	18	172
Business organization and management	9	12	11	8	14	19	10	22	16	14	135	Business organization and management
Marketing	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	7	Other OM innovation
New partnerships	2	1	3	1	1	4	1	1	0	3	17
Quality assurance	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	13
Other	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	0	11
Product innovation	0	3	2	1	2	4	0	4	4	4	24	Product innovation
Total observations	227	246	255	257	267	265	253	262	250	261	2543

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Number of innovations introduced by dairy farms per year.

	Year
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Total	Category/group considered
Any innovation	51	45	43	37	48	57	55	74	59	56	525
Process innovation	44	35	33	27	33	37	45	52	41	42	389
Machinery and equipment	31	27	24	17	18	22	35	33	26	30	263	Machinery and equipment
Buildings	16	11	7	7	9	8	8	15	7	4	92	Buildings
Herd management	0	1	1	2	4	3	2	1	0	1	15	Herd and farm management, new techniques
Farm management and new techniques	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	3	2	1	14
GPS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Solar power	0	0	1	4	4	5	3	5	4	5	31
Windmill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6
New manager	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Switch to organic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Off-farming activity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minor	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	5
Organizational and marketing	11	16	15	11	18	24	13	26	20	18	172
Business organization and management	9	12	11	8	14	19	10	22	16	14	135	Business organization and management
Marketing	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	7	Other OM innovation
New partnerships	2	1	3	1	1	4	1	1	0	3	17
Quality assurance	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	13
Other	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	0	11
Product innovation	0	3	2	1	2	4	0	4	4	4	24	Product innovation
Total observations	227	246	255	257	267	265	253	262	250	261	2543

	Year
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Total	Category/group considered
Any innovation	51	45	43	37	48	57	55	74	59	56	525
Process innovation	44	35	33	27	33	37	45	52	41	42	389
Machinery and equipment	31	27	24	17	18	22	35	33	26	30	263	Machinery and equipment
Buildings	16	11	7	7	9	8	8	15	7	4	92	Buildings
Herd management	0	1	1	2	4	3	2	1	0	1	15	Herd and farm management, new techniques
Farm management and new techniques	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	3	2	1	14
GPS	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Solar power	0	0	1	4	4	5	3	5	4	5	31
Windmill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6
New manager	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Switch to organic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Off-farming activity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minor	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	5
Organizational and marketing	11	16	15	11	18	24	13	26	20	18	172
Business organization and management	9	12	11	8	14	19	10	22	16	14	135	Business organization and management
Marketing	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	7	Other OM innovation
New partnerships	2	1	3	1	1	4	1	1	0	3	17
Quality assurance	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	3	1	13
Other	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	0	11
Product innovation	0	3	2	1	2	4	0	4	4	4	24	Product innovation
Total observations	227	246	255	257	267	265	253	262	250	261	2543

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