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Smart ear tags tackling livestock thefts on farm

LIVESTOCK theft is one of the most common crimes Australian livestock producers experience, costing the industry millions of dollars each year.

Staff writer
 Sheep fitted with Ceres Tag, a new technology to prevent livestock theft.

Sheep fitted with Ceres Tag, a new technology to prevent livestock theft.

To combat this issue, the University of New England (UNE) Centre for Rural Criminology conducted a mock stock theft trial using Ceres Tag. Ceres Tag is a livestock information platform that uses a unique...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: High Horsepower Tractors

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Research Report: Harvest Weed Seed Mills

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Research Report: Agritechnica 2023

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli went to Agritechnica, Germany. This report covers the key award winners from the event and some of the latest autonomous platforms displayed.