Virtual fencing has emerged as a new technology in the livestock industry, allowing ranchers to control where animals go and how long they stay in a specific place without the use of costly wire ...

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Electric fence systems or even barbed wire were once considered innovations in grazing management. Within the past few years, virtual fencing companies have become prominent and their products could ...

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Grazing cattle at the Land of the Swamp White Oak Preserve in Iowa roam without traditional fencing, using virtual fence systems as an ecological management tool. (Elizabeth Owens photo). When heavy ...

STREETER, N.D. — A large, longstanding feedlot in North Dakota until recent years was using only a wooden chute for processing cattle, says Lisa Pederson, livestock specialist for NDSU Extension. They ...

Good use of electric fencing could see beef and sheep farmers significantly increase their grass growth. This is according to Emyr Owen, grazing consultant at Precision Grazing, who says investment in ...

Across Nevada’s rangelands, hauling barbed wire and setting fence posts remains a necessary, albeit labor-intensive, task for ranchers. Now, with help from University of Nevada, Reno researchers, some ...

Picture the scene: the two Drumm brothers, James (18) and Charlie (17), are out in the rain putting up an electric fence for strip grazing their cattle on the family farm near Mullingar. They come in ...

Ranchers can set virtual boundaries that keep cattle in specific areas through collars around their necks. “Virtual fence does not replace the human being in the ranching operation,” said William ...