By Codi Vallery-Mills It’s always nice to have cattle out on summer pasture, but then comes the task of checking on them routinely to make sure they are in said pasture. In recent years, electronic tracking collars, GPS tags, invisible boundary areas, and the use of satellites have been introduced as ways to watch over one’s herd. Ron Smith who ranches west of Austin, Texas by 60 miles uses technology from 701X, a North Dakota company, to monitor his herd’s whereabouts. Smith has a small herd of commercial cattle and show steers. With the recent drought in Texas, the cattle...

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