Besides, what exactly would the farmer do when the drones detects a wolf? It's illegal to shoot or bother them in any way.
What would they do if they detected one. They'd shoot it. Just like they do now. It may be illegal but it's not stopping anyone.
There is a reason why the bumper sticker "earn a buck, shoot a wolf" exists.
2. I'm pretty sure that if (when?) a company develops drone-powered mass-surveillance technology, they will be doing it for someone other than ranchers.
3. This whole thing is really a non-issue. Individual wolf packs kill few cattle per year, and there are a lot of published papers with similar numbers. In fact, the removal costs of the wolves can exceed the potential lost profits.