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Local student demonstrates GPS ear-tag technology for cattle at board meeting
Summary
A student presenter described GPS ear tags that track cattle location, provide geofencing and biometric data, and cited tag costs of roughly $80–$120 and subscription fees near $15 per year.
A student presenter explained how GPS ear tags can help ranchers monitor cattle location, detect disease, and set geofences to reduce theft.
"GPS ear tags are not a brand new idea," the presenter (speaker 6) said, then walked through practical benefits: real‑time monitoring, hourly data collection, geofencing alerts, and biometric capabilities such as temperature monitoring to detect disease. The presenter cited price ranges discussed in the talk: tags from about $80 to $120 each and a subscription fee around $15 per year, with battery lives stated to be up to about five years.
Audience members and staff asked technical questions about satellite- versus battery-powered tags, base-station costs and how traces would work in remote areas; the presenter explained satellite-tag options for parts of the district without cellular coverage.
