Hitching rail helps Halter take home Henty exhibitor award

A wooden hitching rail draped with virtual fencing collars for cattle not only drew in customers but also the judges in the Exhibitor Awards at the Henty Machinery Field Days.

The team from Halter took home the Best General Outdoor Award at the field days on Thursday, September 24 for the showcase of virtual fencing and pasture management technology.

Featuring the Halter collars hanging on a timber hitching rail at the front of the site, Halter’s exhibition space invited beef and dairy producers to explore how the solar-powered GPS collar is changing the way Australian cattle are farmed. 

Halter’s system replaces conventional fencing with a smartphone app and a lightweight collar worn by each animal.

Farmers draw paddock boundaries directly on their phone, and the collar uses sound and vibration cues to guide cattle within them, with no wires, posts or manual mustering.

Halter’s NSW regional sales manager Angus Raiman said time and effort was invested in the Henty site to ensure it fitted with the Halter brand.

“It is the first time we have exhibited at Henty, and it has been an awesome three days with really good conversations and steady numbers through the site,” Mr Raiman said.

He said the hitching rail was a great conversation starter with field day patrons and potential clients. 

“We make sure everyone feels comfortable and have tables and chairs to sit and have a chat. We are in a beautiful spot with other great exhibitors near us, and it’s been a big three days.”

Mr Raiman said the focus for staff was to keep delivering value and supporting dairy and beef customers and future producers.

“There is continual work going into product development with features being built and growing the team in Australia as the business expands.

“Next year will be a big year for Halter building on the success we have already had here in Australia.”

With the Halter collar, herds can be shifted onto fresh pasture from anywhere, at any time, cutting out hours previously spent walking fences and moving mobs by hand or bike.

Beyond fencing, the collars provide 24/7 location tracking and behaviour monitoring, alerting farmers to health issues, calving or heat detection the moment they happen.

Halter suits both dairy and beef enterprises from intensive rotational dairy farms to large, extensive beef country. 

Since launching in Australia in 2022, Halter has expanded across Queensland, NSW, Victoria and the Northern Territory, with more than 230 beef farms signing up in 2026 alone, and now supports over 3500 farmers across Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

In June, Halter launched Beef Pro, a major upgrade layering grazing and feed-demand planning, satellite forage data, grazing intensity heat maps and automated grazing records.