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Smartphone cattle weighing technology set to expand

A smartphone accessory is helping producers weigh their cattle without the use of any scales or yard infrastructure.

5 Dec 2018

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Known as Beefie, the new technology allows producers to calculate their cattle weights in less than half a minute by attaching an external device to an Android 5.1+ smartphone and capturing a range of photographs.

Created by Agroninja, developers are planning to expand their distributor network into other countries, including Australia, after launching the product in Europe. Beefie co-founder Gergely Boromisza says the device will make life easier and less stressful for both cattle farmers and their livestock.

Click here to read the full article. – The Land

Source: AgriOrbit

AgriOrbit is a product of Centurion-based agricultural magazine publisher Plaas Media. Plaas Media is an independent agricultural media house. It is the only South African agricultural media house to offer a true 360-degree media offering to role-players in agriculture. Its entire portfolio is based on sound content of a scientific and semi-scientific nature.

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