Lloyd Calvert Fits 300 Cows With Starlink Collars to Track Herd Across 80 Remote Miles
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Updated · PCMag UK · Aug 22
Lloyd Calvert Fits 300 Cows With Starlink Collars to Track Herd Across 80 Remote Miles
1 articles · Updated · PCMag UK · Aug 22
Summary
At Colorado’s High Lonesome Ranch, Lloyd Calvert has equipped 300 cattle with solar-powered Halter smart collars, letting him monitor the herd in real time from his phone.
The system targets a costly problem on the ranch’s 60-to-80-mile grazing range, where cattle routinely wandered into canyons or inaccessible terrain and took months to recover.
Halter’s virtual fencing uses Starlink Mobile connectivity to keep collars online even under tree cover, while the app steers cows with warning beeps and, if needed, a low-level electric pulse.
Calvert said the cattle adapted quickly and the technology now gives him visibility even when animals break through neighboring fences, a shift he called a potential game-changer for ranching.