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 ...

“Strip grazing is designed for effectively grazing cool- or warm-season annuals in addition to stockpiled forages,” said Jessica Williamson of PennState Extension. “In this system, cattle are put on a ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

At Georges Mill Farm in northern Virginia, Molly and Sam Kroiz’s goats are on the move. Some roam through pastures testing bunches of fescue, a cool-season grass, for the sweetness the frost brings.

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 ...

A new virtual fencing system which combines GPS, mobile data network, audio signals and solar power to work along with animal behaviour will allow farmers to create a “virtual pasture” that can be ...

SHERIDAN — Creating spaces for grazing cattle is an expensive venture. Ranchers often pay $2 per foot of fence to section off grazing space, a number that adds up to thousands when factoring in labor, ...