Moocall, an #agritech partner of Vodafone, had its Calving Sensor #IoT solution, which monitors pregnant cows, featured in the latest series of Jeremy Clarkson's documentary, Clarkson’s Farm. Moocall offers us peace of mind knowing it will “moo” with a message for us on our phones at the start of calving. In this article, we look at the available technologies that could make the 2023 calving season that bit easier. Within the first two months of use, five heifers that wore the sensor needed our assistance to safely deliver their calves. Moocall is an IoT technology, powered by Vodafone IoT The sensor will send you an SMS message up to 2 hours before your cow starts to calve so you can be there for her.

In addition, there are no installation costs; you do not need to have any internet in your shed, and there is no need to run wires underground.Moocall #WeAreMoocall #MoocallAroundTheWorld #moocallheat #moocallcalvingsensor #MoocallFarmingWithYou #Vodafone #IoT #farmersjournal

We use our MooCall Calving Sensor extensively on springing dairy heifers as they approach or go past their projected calving date. Our sensor has paid for itself several times over and continues to be an important management tool on our farm." Will Gilmer Whether it’s artificial intelligence or a simple piece of equipment, there are several innovations that can help cut losses and make calving season easier.job #jobopportunity #Moocall #MoocallTeam #salestechnician #servicetechnician #farmer #farming #IrishFarmerCentre Before using the Moocall, our expecting mothers would be routinely monitored hourly, prior to calving. Everyone in the business knows the time and devotion that takes. This is an optional charge and if you decide not to continue using your Moocall sensor you will not be charged. Saves on time and fuel by only travelling to the yard should an animal require assistance during birth. Moocall was founded in 2015, after its founder, Niall Austin, had his own personal issue with calving (the process of a cow giving birth). Five years earlier, when a cow of his went into labour, Austin couldn’t get to her when she started to give birth. Ultimately, the birth needed so much assistance that, without it, both the cow, and her newborn calf, tragically died.

Want to join a dynamic team? Want to work from a farming hub in Dublin? Then this is the perfect opportunity for you. Ultimately, Moocall saved the calf and potentially our Highland cow named Fergie. Moocall is a valuable asset for us and will be used on all our Highlands." Jill RamsayCreated by Irish farmer Niall Austin, with help from Irish technology partners Motech Engineering and Dolmen, Moocall launched commercially in Ireland in January 2015 after four years of product development and prototyping. Moocall has been the winner of numerous design awards, including the Red Dot award. Moocall was nominated for London’s Design Museum Design of the Year award in 2015. To date, Moocall has sold devices to over 2,500 farms across sixteen countries. An estimated 25,000 calves have already been born using Moocall. After 12 months there is an annual cost of €150 (€122 + VAT), This annual fee gives you another 12 months of unlimited use and support from Moocall. This non-invasive, tail mounted sensor gathers over 600 pieces of data per second. It can accurately predict when your cow is most likely to give birth by measuring tail movement patterns. When they reach a certain level of intensity over a period of time it then sends an SMS text alert directly to your mobile phone on average 1 hour prior to calving. Moocall clips on and off the tail with ease & moving it from cow to cow is simple. Despite misconceptions of the often derogatorily labelled “ancient” profession, the farming industry is one desperate for new tech. With understaffing, employees consistently working off-farm, and farmers often having little extra labour to help out, this is one industry that could really use new tools and technology to lend a hand. However, many aspects of farming remain thoroughly undisrupted, including how farm animals are born. One company wants to change that – and it has the cow-copulation technology to do it.

Moocall is a calving sensor worn on a cow’s tail that measures over six hundred data points every second to determine the onset of calving. The device then sends a text alert to two mobile phones roughly an hour before calving, to ensure that the cattle breeder can be on location when a calf is born. About 17-18% of heifers will have complications on their first calving and even cows more experienced at giving birth will struggle 7-8% of the time. Almost 3% of all calves die during birth. This number can be drastically reduced by being present at time of calving. Moocall makes sure you are there when you are most needed & more live births directly impact your operations bottom line. Both devices have many advantages, some that the other technology does not cover. By using both together, they complement each other, making for a more productive calving season. Around an hour before calving, the sensor sends an alert to your smartphone, giving you enough time to be there for the birth.

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We are waiting for you at Jim Parkinson's farm, in Tipperary today at 12pm. Come join us for a chat! The first was a sensor that you strap to a pregnant cows tail, the cow will then send the farmer an SMS two hours, and one hour prior to giving birth. This has proven to both free up farmers time and also increase live births and farm profitability.