Amazing new technology

[PREES]

Have a look at

Halter® | Virtual Fencing for High Performance Grazing

Halter’s solar-powered smart cow collars and simple app allows farmers to remotely shift, virtually fence, optimise pasture, and proactively monitor the health of their herd; unlocking real-time visibility and precise farm management.

halterhq.com

Wireless fencing and cow movement control, very interesting!

 

[vantage]

Could be the same as those electric dog collars.
What happens when you have a power cut that powers the transmitter?

 

[WHF]

Anybody used it?
I have requested a trial on their website, whether or not I'm the wrong side of the world for them to be interested I'll wait and see.

 

[PREES]

looks amazing though! Presumably if it works you could bring cows in individually twice or three times a day for milking in a standard robot without needing complex A,B,C grazing arrangements, segregation etc.

 

[Muddyroads]

Been waiting for this to come to reality. All part of the “internet of things” according to my IT geek wife (her own description!).

 

[HasthorpeGrange]

Ideal, can fence right into the hedge with it shorting/earthing

 

[Blue.]

If it works it’s brilliant,could even fetch my cows out of the cubicles.

 

[vantage]

The big question, how much?????

 

[milkloss]

The big question is whether you want to risk investing in such a system to find it is banned shortly after.

Not only that, imagine having to take them off to charge them? OK, they might be self winders and solar but I should imagine there will be times when power is an issue.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

Let someone else try it first I think.

Whilst the application is great. I Can't see herds of cows wandering about wearing shock collars going down overly well.

Mind you I said similar about green bedding and that's still a thing.

 

[Bossfarmer]

ill wait for these to become mainstream to start rotational grazing my cattle, ive not time to much around with electric fences plus ill be able to monitor them by location etc

 

[Bossfarmer]

#muck

 

[vantage]

Wales are ahead of the game, apparently dog and cat shock collars have been banned. It’s not right to give your moggy a zap but perfectly acceptable to be tarmacced by a 44t truck!!!!!!

 

[ploughman1963]

A fencing project we are involved with was going to use something similar- council/govt funded - dropped it as they believe it will be banned - although, apparently, the cows soon learn the ‘boundaries’ and therefore no more ‘cruel’ than a normal electric fence

 

[Bossfarmer]

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A fencing project we are involved with was going to use something similar- council/govt funded - dropped it as they believe it will be banned - although, apparently, the cows soon learn the ‘boundaries’ and therefore no more ‘cruel’ than a normal electric fence

theres a point, will normal electric fences end up banned too? you can imagine what the snowflakes will make of them

 

[More to life]

Let someone else try it first I think.

Whilst the application is great. I Can't see herds of cows wandering about wearing shock collars going down overly well.

Mind you I said similar about green bedding and that's still a thing.

It’s just another stick to beat the industry with.

 

[Beef farmer]

Looking at the website you dont own the hardware you rent it, so nothing to loose if its banned.

 

[Agrispeed]

Realistically how hard is it to bosh a reel out?

If you are grazing tight with a back fence, it would have to be pretty precise, even before you end up grazing odd fields and have a corridor in and out or to water.

 

[PREES]

Realistically how hard is it to bosh a reel out?

If you are grazing tight with a back fence, it would have to be pretty precise, even before you end up grazing odd fields and have a corridor in and out or to water.

If the price is right and it works the advantage would not just be saving time putting up a fence but being able to extend a grazing area at the touch of an app, bringing cows in ready for milking and being able to control access and exit points to avoid poaching and I'm sure many other variations if it works!

 

[Rob Holmes]

They’re not shock collars, they use vibration and sound to guide the cows