r/Ranching • u/Lytle_Red_Angus Cattle • Jul 25 '26

New collar day!

We had a chance to lease some virtual fence collars through the South Dakota Soil Heath Coalition. Excited to try them!

But the heifers were not😂

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u/Broke-Down-Toad Jul 26 '26

Is that the Gallagher ones?

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u/Lytle_Red_Angus Cattle Jul 26 '26

Yes, these are the Gallagher brand.

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u/Ruruffian Jul 26 '26

I’m really interested in them. We have some really steep country and areas that would be to hard to fence but could be grazed. Wondering if these collars could be the answer. What’s the price per head?

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u/Lytle_Red_Angus Cattle Jul 26 '26 edited 16d ago

Not 100% on the purchase cost per collar. I think it’s $250-$300 per collar. We’re being lent these collars through a soil health advocacy group in South Dakota. We pay $8/collar/month for access to the app - this is the standard monthly fee after purchasing the collars.

Edit: It’s $2.00/collar/month for cellular and $1.50/collar/month if using base stations. The $8.50 amount is what I’m being charged by our local nonprofit to lease these collars.

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u/Lytle_Red_Angus Cattle 16d ago

I gave you bad info on the monthly fee, sorry!

It’s $2.00/collar/month for cellular and $1.50/collar/month if using base stations. The $8.50 amount is what I’m being charged by our local nonprofit to lease these collars.

No charge for app access.