Smarter Herd Management at Wagner Farms with Find My Cow Flash

Laura Raatz,5th Generation co-owner

Wagner FarmsOconto Falls, Wisconsin

28 Nov 2025 News 2 min

At Wagner Farms, efficiency isn’t just a goal, it’s part of the culture. For calf and herd manager Laura Raatz, staying ahead of herd health and daily tasks means relying on tools that make work faster, easier, and more accurate. That’s why the new CowManager Find My Cow Flash feature has quickly become an essential part of her routine.

Easy and Efficient

“The CowManager Find My Cow Flash has helped us manage smarter,” Laura explains. The bright LED flash built directly into the tags allows her to pinpoint animals in seconds, even in busy pens or larger facilities. “You can pinpoint those animals much faster by them having that bright LED flash that’s in those tags.”

Each morning, Laura starts her day by reviewing the animals that appear on CowManager’s health list. With a few quick taps, she activates Find My Cow Flash for the cows that need a physical check. “Then you go ahead and go out and find your animals. It’s super fast, easy, and efficient.”

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Herd Management Tool

Wagner Farms has used CowManager tags with calves for some time, but Find My Cow Flash has taken that to a new level. Whether it’s feeding time or a routine walkthrough, Laura and her team can now instantly locate specific calves that need attention. The feature has scaled seamlessly first with calves, then into the heifer facility, and now throughout the entire cow facility.

“It makes it easier as you’re walking through pens to specifically find those animals,” Laura says. No more guessing. No more extra time spent scanning groups of animals. Just quick, clear identification.

Laura Raatz at Wagner Farms.

Happy, Healthy Cows

The team at Wagner Farms is excited about what Find My Cow Flash means for their future. Every improvement in efficiency helps them do what they do best: take exceptional care of their animals.

“Our team here at the farm is super excited about being able to implement this into our day-to-day routine,” Laura says. “And that’s part of our culture—being more efficient and, by the end of the day, having happier, healthier cows at Wagner Farms.”

Find my Cow Flash

With Find my Cow Flash, the flashing light on the ear sensor makes it easy to identify the right cow, heifer or calf, even in crowded pens. Activate the light from your app or desktop and spot your cow in seconds.

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Modules & Extra Functionalities

Health

Get an alert up to 3 days before any signs of clinical illness. Or, if your cow is already sick, monitor recovery in detail.

Fertility

Increase profit with timely insemination. Know exactly when a cow is in heat and when to inseminate.

Nutrition

Prevent heat stress and disease, take your feed management to the next level, and achieve the goals set for your herd.

Transition

Experience smoother transitions and healthier herds with our advanced Transition Monitor.

Youngstock

Effective calf health management leads to increased future milk production and a healthier, more productive herd.

Auto Drafting

Separate cows with heat or health alerts from the rest of the herd with the integrated Auto Drafting functionality.

MultiView

Give your staff, veterinarian, nutritionist, and other advisors access to selected cow data.

Sort my Cow (USA)

Automatically separate cows with heat or health alerts with Sort my Cow and the CowManager sorting gate.

Draft my Cow (NZ)

Automatically separate cows with heat or health alerts with Draft my Cow and the CowManager drafting gate.

Find my Cow

Find a cow that’s in heat, sick or in the wrong pen within seconds with our Locator and Flash tools.