Cattle at a nature preserve in eastern Iowa are managed via virtual fencing technology. The Nature Conservancy conducted a three-year pilot project on the technology. (Photo by Dale Maxson/The Nature ...

MUSCATINE COUNTY, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - 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 ...

Cattle at a nature preserve in Muscatine County, Iowa, seen in 2025, are managed via virtual fencing technology. The Nature Conservancy conducted a three-year pilot project on the technology. (Dale ...

Vence allows the Ivins — and an increasing number of other ranchers across the West — to control cattle movement, manage ...

June 25, 2007 Building and maintaining fences for controlling livestock places a huge financial burden on agricultural producers worldwide, but is there really any need for all those posts and wires?

It can be costly and time-consuming for ranchers to keep their cattle inside the pasture using just traditional and electric fencing, but researchers are looking into a possible virtual solution. The ...

All eventualities seem to be controlled for. The collars are solar-powered, and Crouch saw them endure every conceivable form of abuse.

Cows across Wyoming might soon be corralled by electronic collars that vibrate to tell them where to go, or shock them when ...

Dave Swain receives funding from Meat and Livestock Australia. Climate change and the global population boom continue to put pressure on the agriculture industry. However, new technologies could ...

Therefore, WWF-Mongolia’s specialists started to test such method in Baatarkhairkhan Mountain of Khovd aimag, Altai-Sayan Ecoregion’s Mongolia part. A survey by WWF-Mongolia demonstrated high ...