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OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
Over the next three weeks, leading lights from within the agriculture industry will come together with a shared purpose - to help the world’s best producers of milk stand strong.
Cow collar technology maker Halter has raised $85 million from an impressive list of investors from around the globe.
Working on the premise that everything that happens on farm exists to manage the cow, Halter claims to remove the need for fences, gates and even the farm dog, allowing the farmer to manage everything remotely, saving time and improving productivity.
Halter and LIC have partnered to allow data flow between the Halter app and MINDA, saving farmers time.
Suspicion that the Halter system is cruel and unnatural is misplaced, say panellists at the Halter-organised Dairy 2032 event in Christchurch recently.
Solar-powered smart cow collar manufacturer Halter claims it will help combat the country's acute labour shortage when it expands into Taranaki, Southland, Otago and the Central Plateau next month.
Cow guidance system maker Halter is now offering dairy farmers the ability to draft cows in the paddock, instead of out of the cowshed.
While New Zealand is regarded to be the home of No. 8 wire and electric fencing, it looks like the future of fencing might be virtual.
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
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