""If you manage a pasture-based farm, whether it's dairy or beef, the most important variable is how you manage the productivity of your land. Fences are the lever - they control where animals graze and how you rest the land. Being able to do that virtually just made a lot of sense.""
""The system Halter has built combines a solar-powered collar, a network of low-frequency towers, and a smartphone app to let farmers create virtual fences, monitor every animal around the clock, and move their herds without ever leaving the farmhouse.""
""Cattle are trained to respond to audio and vibration cues from the collar - a process Piggott that likens to the way a car beeps as it approaches a wall while parking. Most animals, he says, learn within three interactions with a virtual fence.""
""The collar does more than herd. Because it is always on and collecting behavioral data, it also tracks animal health, monitors fertility cycles, and flags when individual animals may be sick.""
Halter has developed a solar-powered collar system that allows farmers to manage cattle remotely without traditional methods. The system includes virtual fencing, enabling farmers to control grazing and land productivity through a smartphone app. Cattle respond to audio and vibration cues from the collar, learning quickly to navigate their environment. Additionally, the collars monitor animal health and fertility, providing valuable data to farmers. Halter recently secured a $220 million Series E funding round, achieving a $2 billion valuation, with Founders Fund leading the investment.
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