2023-08-04 14:00:48
Franck Théry does not hide his joy. The union representative of the CGT site of Stellantis Hordain is pleased that the fight has paid off. A “nine-year” fight starting from the Stellantis site in Douvrin and relayed here also by the CGT. In Hordain, four employees won a first victory at the Prud’hommes. A judgment confirmed by the Versailles Court of Appeal on March 3, 2022. They had taken legal action …
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August 4, 2023
IoT for “talking cows” | Technology improves cow health
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-08-04 15:25:24
Startup creates a kind of “smartwatch” that uses artificial intelligence and IoT to “cows talk”
At a time when the The agricultural sector has been the main driver of growth in Brazil’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with an increase of 21.6% in the first quarter of 2023, generating the highest number since the fourth quarter of 1996, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), technology companies have conquered more and more space in the market by offering solutions that increase productivity and agricultural efficiency . In this context, technologies are created to facilitate everyday life in the field, the Smartwatch allows monitoring focusing on the health and productivity of the dairy herd, it would be like cows talking via technology affectionately called the internet of cows.
Technology created by agtech gaúcha monitors herds and improves the productivity and health of dairy cows using real-time data
In the midst of this positive scenario, agtechs, startups focused on agribusiness, emerge. One of them is COWMED, an agtech from Rio Grande do Sul specializing in technological solutions for the agricultural sector, which is boosting productivity and efficiency in the field with its innovative approach.
Founded in Santa Maria (RS), the company gained space in the market by developing a collar equipped with Artificial Intelligence that makes “cows talk” through what they call Internet of Cows, a name created in reference to the Internet of Things (IoT). .
Cows using device (cows smartwatch)
Internet of Cows, technology makes cows talk
With this technology, all data processing is done in real time. In this way, the information is sent by the system to the cattleman, enabling the visualization of the information on his device and, thus, being notified of situations such as early symptoms of diseases, reproductive cycle and adjustment of the herd’s diet.
This innovation offers an effective way to monitor and improve the welfare of dairy cows while increasing milk production and is highly beneficial to dairy farmers.
Cow smartwatch?
How the collar works
One of the founders of the startup, Thiago Martins, explains that the collar works as a kind of “smartwatch” for the cows, allowing producers to monitor different variables, such as rumination time, feeding, resting, walking and thermal comfort. “This information is processed using artificial intelligence, providing valuable insights and allowing for precise adjustments to ensure the comfort and health of the cows”, comments Martins.
nutritional management
Called VIC, COWMED’s artificial intelligence provides valuable information that allows producers to adjust the nutritional management of the herd.
“The system also offers the option to monitor the times when levels of thermal stress occur, allowing the producer to adopt measures such as bathing or ventilation to guarantee the well-being of the cows”, he stresses.
With an innovative approach and focus on developing technological solutions for the agricultural sector, Artificial Intelligence platforms are boosting efficiency and productivity in the field, contributing to the continued growth of the Brazilian agricultural market.
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Terrifying Encounter: Grez-Doiceau Resident Confronts Thief in His Home
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-08-04 17:13:00
It was a very funny misadventure, even a chilling moment, that Philippe (assumed first name) experienced this Tuesday during lunchtime, when he was at his home, in the center of Grez, installed in her living room, in front of her computer… “My wife had gone to babysit her granddaughter for a few moments. It must have been around 12:45 p.m. I heard the front door open. From my living room, I didn’t no direct view of the hallway My dogs barked I just yelled once they were quiet… In my mind it was my wife coming in. But I was surprised she didn’t come in in the living room. I figured she had to talk to someone in front of the house…”
Philippe continues his activity but a few moments later, he hears a noise above him, where his room is. “I heard the dresser drawer open. Again, nothing abnormal for me, I said to myself, well, the little one may have regurgitated, and she is changing…” But then follows a second noise drawer, then a third…
A resident of Grez-Doiceau comes face to face with a thief in his room… and holds him until the police arrive
“No problem”
“I found it surprising but there too, at no time did I think of anything in particular. I wondered why my son, who was upstairs in his room, was snooping around in mine. I still decided to go to my room to see what he was doing and, oh surprise, when I opened the door, I came face to face with an individual, in his thirties, visibly in the process of search the premises. He turned to me, and raised his arms in the air, shouting “No problem” before continuing but I did not understand his language…”
Philippe does not let himself be impressed and with great composure, asks his burglar for an explanation, visibly unable to line up a word in French. “I asked him what he was doing there…I also shouted for my son to join me as I didn’t have my phone with me. When my son arrived I asked him to call the police but he had to get out because in the house, the network passes very difficult. The burglar wanted to leave the room, I opposed it. As he insisted and wanted to force the exit, I belted him as I I might. So he stayed calm…”
At least for a few moments because obviously, the individual understood that the police were coming and had no intention of meeting her.
“There, he mightn’t move anymore”
“He then struggled to get away…He slipped away from me and rushed for the stairs but I was able to catch him and stop him. He continued to struggle like hell and like I didn’t I mightn’t grab hold of him well, he was able to get out once more and dove down the stairs, to the point of falling down part of them… I went down the stairs but he had already got up to run down the hall towards the front door. There I shouted at my son to block the door from the outside, while I managed to stop him once more. Then I also learned that my step- daughter was also outside and was also helping to hold the door… As he kept moving, I somehow managed to sweep him over to find myself on top of him, on the ground. able to move.”
Police officers from the Brabant Ardennes area arrived in stride. “Within five minutes they were there and then took matters into their own hands.”
According to the information provided, the individual is a Romanian national born in 1986. He will appear on August 23 before the criminal court in the context of an accelerated procedure. “It’s still incredible the nerve of these people. One thing is certain, I change my lock at the front and no longer leave a latch outside, from now on it will be a ball”, indicates Philippe who is now trying to recover from his emotions.
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Explosions near Crimean Bridge: Latest Updates on Russian-Ukrainian Conflict
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2023-08-04 22:45:15
An alleged Russian radio message to the ships in the Kerch Strait was also published on the Internet. It calls on all ships to be more vigilant in the event of an attack by air and sea drones. In Russian and Ukrainian Telegram channels there were suspicions that a drone might have hit a Russian tanker. The information might not be checked independently.
Ukraine has repeatedly attacked Russian naval ships and also the bridge to the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea, which Russia illegally annexed. The country has been defending itself once morest Russian war of aggression for more than 17 months.
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