High tech herding with Craig Piggott, Halter

About this episode

Craig Pigott discusses his journey in building Halter, an agtech company revolutionizing livestock management with technology.

In this episode, we talk with Halter founder and CEO Craig Pigott about building a $2 billion agtech company that’s transforming how farmers manage livestock. Using solar-powered collars and virtual fencing, Halter helps ranchers increase productivity, monitor animal health, and rethink how land is used. Craig shares his journey from Rocket Lab to agriculture, why farming is still underserved by technology, and how AI and hardware are reshaping one of the world’s oldest industries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Connie Loizos, Alex Gove

Guest: Craig Pigott

Topics covered

• agriculture
• technology
• livestock management
• AI
• productivity
• health monitoring

Keywords

• Halter
• Craig Pigott
• agtech
• livestock
• virtual fencing
• solar-powered collars
• AI
• agriculture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Halter, Rocket Lab

Places: agtech

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