FarmWizard, out of the UK, developed a cool system that uses a smartphone and aBluetooth® technology stick reader for entire flock management. The Bluetooth stick reader scans the sheep’s electronic tag and can record sales, deaths, treatments and stock taking—farmers can even retrieve historical information. The electronic tags makes it easier to track down, identify, and treat the sheep.

“All parts of the solution are ideally suited for farming, the phone is rugged, the FarmWizard app is easy to use and links seamlessly with the Stick Reader. Recording information using the Stick Reader to scan the tags was surprisingly straightforward,” said Sam Chesney, a beef and sheep farmer.

This follows the WellCow solution where Bluetooth is used to “talk” to a cow’s stomach. These use case scenarios are made possible because Bluetooth provides massive flexibility and interoperability so developers can use it in some ingenious ways.

(Credit: Nanci Taplett)