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Re:Peter Thiel's big bet on solar-powered cow collars by cogman10 on Sunday April 05, 2026 @09:49PM (#47656048)
That could be the big difference. Our herd was for beef which is definitely a lot more hands off vs dairy farming.
Re:Peter Thiel's big bet on solar-powered cow collars by aunty_helen on Monday April 06, 2026 @12:27AM (#47656999)
Yea the cost of these, single digit dollars per head per month, really only works out on intensive farms.

Halter are moving into the US market, but I’m not sure what the value prop is for ranches.

My brother loves it though. It cut costs including farm bike costs as they’re no longer idling a bike behind them on the lane.

Re:Peter Thiel's big bet on solar-powered cow collars by ikidd on Monday April 06, 2026 @01:53AM (#47657419)
This applies well enough with beef. You still want to maximize pasture rotation and quick moves improve feed quality and speeds recovery between grazing.

Source: have 320 Angus/Simmental pairs. Working on an opensource cow collar (agopencollar.com)