It’s one of the most common and costliest threats facing Australian livestock farmers – but stock theft could soon be on the decline with the help of a new digital defence.

University of New England criminologists will next month conduct a world-first trial to test the crime prevention capability of a new smart solar-powered animal ear tag developed by Queensland agtech company CERES TAG.

“Stock theft remains a huge problem in rural communities, as demonstrated in the results of The NSW Farm Crime Survey in 2020,” said co-director of the UNE Centre for Rural Criminology, Dr Kyle Mulrooney.

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