Introducing the Nedap SmartTag Ear
Expanding cow sensing, enhancing the world’s most trusted animal monitoring solution
Expanding cow sensing, enhancing the world’s most trusted animal monitoring solution
The technology leader launches the SmartTag Ear as its dairy data ecosystem evolves to meet farmers’ needs.
As dairies progress, so do their data and technology needs. To keep pace, our dairy insights suite is also advancing in depth and breadth.
“We’re adding to our monitoring sensor line-up with the SmartTag Ear, a sleek new ear tag for data collection on dairy animals,” says Maarten Idink, managing director of Nedap Livestock Management.
“This addition to our dairy insights suite mean greater herd efficiencies on-farm. It also underscores our commitment to the development of reliable, accurate data to benefit cows and people,” he adds.
The SmartTag ear tag captures insights on activity, reproduction, rumination and eating time. Its lightweight, streamlined design includes data storage for 24 hours and is removable for use on other animals. It is built on long-lasting, proven infrastructure used for other Nedap sensors to ensure data transmission reliability.
The SmartTag Ear will be available from January 1st, 2025 in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Sweden. It can be purchased through a one-off payment or as a subscription.
Download the Nedap SmartTag Ear brochure and find out more about the system and how it can integrate into your farm:
Sutton Rooks, owner of Milking R Dairy on the Nedap SmartTag Ear
“To me, the ear tag is just easier to manage than the system we used to have.” says Sutton Rucks, owner of Milking R Dairy, Okeechobee, Florida. “It helps bring those cows to the forefront that need attention and get them back on track. We’re using everything in our toolbox we possibly can to keep our cows happy and healthy,” adds Garrett Rooks, the fourth generation of Milking R Dairy, “Our goal moving forward with the Nedap tag system is addressing issues before they become a bigger problem. We want to keep cows in our herd as long as we can. Longevity pays, reproduction pays and everything ties together to be a profitable farm.”
