Success StoryFinding lost cattle
Finding lost cattle
Author: William Rogers
Planning Unit: KSU Administration
Major Program: Aquaculture
Outcome: Initial Outcome
After having a heart attack, Whitley County Farmer, John Rogers, moved his cattle from his small farm to the Livestock sale at Somerset to decrease his workload for recovery and increase his cash flow to pay his medical bills. Unfortunately, due to not feeling well, he did not have his cattle gate fasten tight. As a result, the cattle gate came open on the horse trailer, and as Rogers slowed down or stopped along the Cumberland Falls Hwy, the steers escape!
The following Saturday, Rogers took the steers we had found to the stock sale. His income from the lost cattle was around $5000.00, which made a significant income for him in the winter months with medical bills. Rogers state he never thought of using a drone to find lost cattle. He now is a firm believer in new technology and its use of the farm.
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