Livestock monitoring technology is rapidly advancing with GPS ear tags and AI-powered systems enabling real-time herd health tracking and theft prevention, while a screwworm outbreak in Texas is straining monitoring capacity and triggering movement restrictions across ranching regions.
·GPS ear tags and collar tags now provide affordable real-time tracking of individual animals and herd activity across grazing pastures
·Cow activity monitoring market projected to reach $2.64 billion by 2030 as farmers adopt digital health tracking solutions
·Texas screwworm case has exposed gaps in livestock monitoring infrastructure, forcing ranchers to accelerate prevention and detection efforts
·AI-powered monitoring systems help prevent theft while enabling herders to track animal welfare and movement patterns remotely
·Sustained monitoring and movement restrictions remain critical tools for controlling screwworm spread in affected livestock populations
drawn from Farm Progress, EIN News, European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, argos-system.org · updated 10h ago