When I picture drone-filled scenes of daily life in our not-so-distant future, my mind drifts to ultra-modern city centers and modern suburbs with autonomous delivery. I don’t think about farms. At least I didn’t until I visited one research project at the University of Kentucky.
Technology for farming in rural America is a very important piece of our future puzzle, and together a team of professors and student researchers are working to build an automated drone system that can monitor cattle health in the pasture.
The motivation for the project is backed by some pretty sobering stats. According to the team’s research, 2.5 million US cattle die every year from health issues, accounting for 60% of the cattle losses. Compare that to 220,000 lost to predators or other accidents and the stats make a strong case for paying more attention to cattle health.
https://www.cnet.com/news/drones-and-facial-recognition-could-help-keep-cows-healthy/
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