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$75 billion industry under pressure as #Aussies stop eating one thing au.finance.yahoo.com/news/75-b

The #Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed that in the last 12 months, the slaughter numbers were:

7,532,600 cattle;

391,400 calves;

9,518,200 sheep;

25,624,700 lambs;

5,683,500 pigs; and

695,730,800 chickens.

Yahoo · $75 billion industry under pressure as Aussies stop eating one thingBy Stephen Koukoulas

Linking Inca Terraces With Landslide Occurrence In The Ticsani Valley, Peru
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doi.org/10.3390/geosciences141 <-- shared paper
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[takes me back to my engineering geology days in the Southern Hemisphere, including my thesis – with a healthy dose of spatial analysis and modeling – and all with a specific use; what is not to like?]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #landslides #massmovement #Andes #irrigation #terraces #Peru #confusionmatrix #logisticregression #geohazards #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #terracing #water #hydrology #surfaceflow #geomechanical #geotechnical #Ticsani #algorithm #processes #geostatistics #river #slope #agriculture #farming #soils #geology #risk #hazard #publicsafety #fem #model #modeling #rainfall #precipitation #permeability #groundwater #subsurfaceflow #instability #fluvial #erosion

🎋 Touchy-feely robots can identify plants with 97% accuracy

"Chinese researchers develop a robot that can identify plant species and growth stages by touch, with implications for agriculture."
"The robot utilises a tactile sensing approach inspired by human skin, where layers work in coordination to gain information through touch. This tactile system, when combined with machine learning, enables the robot to distinguish between plant species and growth stages. When the electrode makes contact with a leaf, it gathers key data such as capacitance (the amount of charge a leaf can store at a certain voltage), electrical resistance (how easily electric current flows through the leaf), and the force exerted as the robot grips the leaf.
"This unique mechanism addresses a significant limitation in current plant-monitoring technologies, which typically rely on visual methods. According to Zhongqian Song, associate professor at Shandong First Medical University and one of the study’s authors, visual identification tools are vulnerable to external influences such as lighting, weather conditions, and background interference. The new touch-based approach overcomes these constraints, offering a more reliable solution for accurate plant identification.
“It could revolutionise crop management and ecosystem studies and enable early disease detection, which is crucial for plant health and food security,” says Song."

#News #Science #Tech #Farming #Agriculture #Plants #Gardening #Robots #AI

labhorizons.co.uk/2024/11/touc

Lab Horizons - Exploring the Bright Future of Science in a Digital World · Touchy-feely robots can identify plants with 97% accuracy - Lab HorizonsChinese researchers develop a robot that can identify plant species and growth stages by touch, with implications for agriculture.