U.S. cattle farmers have faced significant challenges in recent years, from COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, low cattle prices and persistent drought conditions to growing threats of ...

Join us for a full day in the village where we take on two traditions—one of labor and one of food. We start by building a sturdy fence to protect the homestead, then prepare a unique and flavorful ...

While virtual fencing is not a new technology, its arrival to cattle ranches in the U.S. is. This technology allows for controlled cattle placement through GPS-enabled collars that deliver audio cues ...

MOULTRIE, Ga. (WALB) - Pasture Management has set up at the 2025 Sunbelt Ag Expo to showcase how South Georgia farmers can lower those “my animals got out” calls. Pasture Management specializes in ...

Virtual fencing uses GPS collars, sounds and electrical cues to move cattle across a landscape. Along with saving ranchers time, researchers say this new technology can help protect, and create, ...

From a distance, the cattle grazing at the Land of the Swamp White Oak Preserve in southeastern Iowa look like they're wearing cowbells. But instead of metal domes and clappers, these accessories are ...

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 ...

This content is sponsored by Long Fence. The history of fence building is not just about practicality; it’s about how humans have shaped their environment and protected their spaces for thousands of ...

Tymber Billman and her younger siblings have developed a sizeable herd of registered Hereford and Angus cattle with superior genetics, starting with animals raised through University of Idaho ...

Cattle at a nature preserve in eastern Iowa appear to roam the land freely — no fences or cowboys on horseback patrol their movement.Instead, these cows wear special collars that keep them from ...

In an earlier article, we introduced virtual fencing (VF) as a system for containing livestock without traditional fences. Now, let’s explore how to collar and train livestock to recognize these ...

Could robots replace real Wyoming cowboys? Researchers are building cattle-herding and other ag industry robots that could transform livestock management across the American West. But real wranglers ...