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  • Livestock Facial Recognition Could Help Prevent Farm Crime

    Livestock Facial Recognition Could Help Prevent Farm Crime

    Last week, it was reported that 700 sheep with an estimated value of $140,000, including nearly 200 valuable merino ewes, were stolen from a Victorian property in a highly sophisticated rural crime operation. Such large-scale rural theft is increasingly common. Rural crime is not isolated to certain states. Rather, stock theft is an Australian problem.…