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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cattle at a nature preserve in eastern Iowa are managed via virtual fencing technology. The Nature Conservancy conducted a ...

Farmers gathered Thursday at a northwest Iowa farm to learn about virtual fencing technology, along with other new technology ...

WALLOWA COUNTY, Ore. — For the past month or so some of the latest technology in livestock management has been in use at the East Moraine Community Forest in Wallowa County, but looking around the ...

Anyone who grew up on a family farm or ranch knows that fence work is never complete. It breaks, sags, drifts, and disappears under snow. And somehow, fence repair always seems to fall on blizzard ...

New technology called “virtual fencing” is catching on in Idaho and the West. Virtual fencing works like an invisible fence for pets but at a much larger scale for livestock management. “I think it’s ...

Ranchers can now monitor herds remotely using GPS collars and drones, cutting costs and improving precision grazing ...

WALLOWA COUNTY — For the past month or so some of the latest technology in livestock management has been in use at the East Moraine Community Forest in Wallowa County, but looking around the ...

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 ...

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 ...