Track your cattle across the whole ranch
Flockarewe is built for big American ranches — thousands of head across thousands of acres, with no cell service and no SIM per cow. Low-cost LoRa ear tags, GPS collars, virtual fencing for open range, and rustling and predator alerts, all on one live map.
Runs on the license-free US915 LoRa band · works offline · scales to thousands of head
Covers the whole ranch
On-ranch LoRa gateways reach cattle miles out — across canyons, mesas and rangeland where there is no cell service. A few gateways blanket thousands of acres (thousands of hectares).
No SIM, no data per head
One gateway covers a whole herd. Put low-cost LoRa ear tags on every animal and self-locating GPS collars on the ones you watch closest — no cellular plan per cow.
Virtual fencing for open range
Draw the boundary on a map instead of stringing wire across the range. Pair containment collars and get a stray alert the instant a cow crosses the line.
Rustling & predator alerts
Cattle moving at night, or a herd suddenly scattering from coyotes or wolves, flags instantly — with a live location you can hand to the sheriff.
Satellite fallback where there's no coverage
In the far corners with no gateway and no cell, NTN satellite ear tags send a periodic position by satellite — so even the most remote stock still reports in from anywhere with a clear sky.
Master & slave tags cut the cost
Fit a few 'master' ear tags carrying the LoRa and satellite uplink, and low-cost Bluetooth 'slave' tags on the rest of the herd — the slaves report through the masters, so you cover thousands of head without an expensive radio on every animal.
Works with your USDA 840 EID tags
The USDA's Animal Disease Traceability rule identifies cattle with official 840 EIDtags. Record each animal's 840 EID against its Flockarewe LoRa or GPS device and its official ID and its live location sit in one record — so the tag that keeps you compliant also puts the animal on your ranch map. Export EID-linked movement and health history for ADT and health-certificate requirements.
Built for the open range
On a large ranch, cattle range far beyond cell coverage, and a collar with a SIM on every head is unaffordable. Flockarewe is built on LoRa: a handful of on-ranch gateways cover miles of rangeland, so every ear tag reports from the back pasture and the far draw with no cell service and no per-animal data. GPS collars give a precise fix on the animals you watch closest — bulls, first-calf heifers, stock near a highway. Where even a gateway can't reach, satellite NTN ear tags fall back to satellite; and a master-and-slavesetup — a few uplink “master” tags plus low-cost Bluetooth “slave” tags — keeps the cost per head low across a big herd.
Draw each pasture as a virtual fence and rotate grazing by moving the line on the map — no wire to string across the range. When a cow crosses the boundary, the herd scatters, or stock moves at night, Shep, the built-in AI, tells normal grazing from real trouble and pushes the alert to your phone with a live location.
It scales from a cow-calf operation to thousands of head, and the same platform runs on the license-free US915 band. See the tags, collars and gateways, or how it fits with cattle tracking and herd health.
Ranch cattle tracking — FAQs
Does it work with no cell service?
Yes — that's the point. Flockarewe runs on LoRa: on-ranch gateways receive from ear tags and collars and cover miles of rangeland with no cell coverage and no SIM per animal. Only optional 4G GPS collars use the cellular network where you have it.
What if part of the ranch has no gateway and no cell at all?
NTN satellite ear tags fall back to satellite — a Non-Terrestrial Network link that sends a periodic position from anywhere with a clear sky. So the remote back-country still reports in, even before you extend gateway coverage there.
How do you keep the cost down across thousands of head?
A master-and-slave setup: a few 'master' ear tags carry the LoRa and satellite uplink, and the rest of the herd wear low-cost Bluetooth 'slave' tags that report through the nearest master. You only pay for the expensive radio on a handful of animals, not every one.
How big a ranch and how many head can it cover?
Thousands of head across thousands of acres. Range is set by your gateways — add gateways on high ground to extend coverage across canyons and draws. One gateway can hear tags up to several miles (about 10 km) line-of-sight.
Can I keep cattle in without building fence?
Yes. Draw each pasture or grazing cell as a boundary on the map and pair virtual-fence containment collars (audio cue, then a mild pulse) so cattle learn the line. Flockarewe holds the boundary, the live herd map and the stray alerts — move the line whenever you rotate pasture.
Will it help with rustling?
Cattle moving together at night, or leaving the ranch, triggers an alert with a live, shareable location for law enforcement — far faster than finding an empty pasture the next morning.
Do I need a data plan for every animal?
No. LoRa ear tags carry no SIM and no monthly data — one gateway serves the whole herd, so per-head cost stays low even at thousands of head. Tag batteries last months to years.
Does it work with USDA 840 EID / ADT tags?
Yes. The USDA Animal Disease Traceability rule identifies cattle with official 840 EID (RFID) tags, which are read at close range rather than by satellite. Flockarewe pairs each animal's 840 EID with its LoRa or GPS tracking device, so one animal record carries both the official ID you need for traceability and health certificates and the live location you need on the ranch — and you can export EID-linked movement and health history for ADT.
What about calving out on the range?
Movement changes around calving, and a cow that goes unusually still while the herd grazes on, are surfaced as alerts — so you can check a cow that may be calving or in trouble, even miles out.
Is it legal / licensed in the US?
Flockarewe uses the license-free US915 LoRa band in the United States, so there is no spectrum licensing to arrange — the same platform simply runs on the US frequency plan.
Put your whole ranch on one map
Thousands of head, thousands of acres, no cell service. Pricing scales with your herd — in $ or £.