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$250 per collar plus $2 per month app fees

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The cost is based on a tiered system, so it does vary. We have $250 per collar invested plus a $2.50 per month per collar fee. A very cheap way to manage cattle on our farm as they are scheduled to move 6 times per day right now, our pasture utilization is very high. With the solar panel on the collar there is no need to charge batteries. After using the system for a few months now I still highly recommend this system from Gallagher. Also the tech support is amazing.

​@@echoyfarms Is this video representative of what you are terming high utilization? Will they push out of the boundary if you push utilization higher than this?

@@SmokeRiverRanchno not representative to high utilization. This was still during the training process. We were moving once per day when we got the collars back in August. But have moved to 6-7 moves per day during the late summer and are currently moving 5-6 moves per day in the winter. Currently we are moving 70 pairs 5 times per day on a total of .6 acres of new pasture BUT the back fence is not moving up because they need to get back to their frost free water source. During the summer the smallest paddock we had about 100 head in was .3 of an acre and from there we allocate the paddock bigger then move to the next watering point and start at the .3 again and allocate bigger. If that makes sense. Remember the calves can go anywhere kinda like creep grazing. When younger they stay by mom good but now they are all over. But then again they are getting the best eating while the cows are grazing some stockpiled pastures that have been rested for 16 months.

​@@echoyfarms .3 acres is pretty tight! We run 310 animal units on about .6 of an acre per section Have any videos you can link for me on high utilization? I've had to use a super hot fence charger to get them to respect it during training on grazing high utilization We creep graze calves under the poly wire too, basically the same thing already

@@SmokeRiverRanch don’t have a video but have photos. Not sure how to attach here on UA-cam. Hit me up with a message on Facebook I can get you some pictures.

Yes if they got out of the Virtual fence by continuing forward through the fence they would be free to roam the farm or the area within a perimeter fence. A herd animal like these cows normally would proceed back into the herd if only a few would get out.

It is very rare for a well-trained animal to escape the boundary of a virtual paddock, but it is possible under certain circumstances, such as being chased by a predator. However, we have observed that animals typically return to the confines of the virtual paddock on their own.

Yes indeed I guess we are in Wisconsin so a cheese wheel would make sense. 😂

The only companies that responded to our request for more information was Gallagher and NoFence.

Interesting - seems like most folks would evaluate Halter and Vence (Merck) along with eShepherd (Gallagher) and NoFence. Hope you have a great experience!

Our cold season this past year was warmer than normal. But they did very well, no issues.

@@echoyfarms good to hear. i had 2 Mashona-cross heifers this past cool season in central Florida. The Mashona-Lowline heifer had no issues. The Mashona-Wagyu heifer got chillblain on her ears so i got rid of her. My Mashona-Lowline heifer is healthy, pregnant, and due to give birth soon.

That’s very interesting.

Yes it is from one well and pressure tank. We have an 100’ rise in elevation as well in the watering system. Currently have the pressure tank set at 90 PSI on the high side.

Angus is a great breed. We’re located in Wisconsin.

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We used a tile plow to plow in the waterline 6’ deep.

No I don’t. We buy from our local Amish store Narrows Valley Supply.

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Randy the young dairy cattle get fed this during the winter months. They need more energy then say a young beef which would be eating stock piled forage or baled hay.

A good chuckle to get you through the morning.

Will do. Hope you don’t get to bored watching them.

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Yes I would say improving the banks as well. Keeping living roots helps hold the banks in place.

No we buy a sheet of plastic and cut the handle out of it then bolt a purchased rope cleat on to it.

Thanks for following along Randy!