Virtual fences could make managing grazing livestock on farms more flexible and more efficient while improving animal welfare ...

Dustin Taylor left the gate open when he kicked hundreds of cows into one of his pastures this fall. That particular gate had been a source of endless frustration. It’s in the middle of an elk ...

It’s a rainy day on Pat Luark’s ranch, north of Eagle. He drives through the mud to a stretch of public land his cattle graze. He and Kristy Wallner, a rangeland specialist with the U.S. Bureau of ...

To manage livestock and keep them in the proper areas or pastures or to graze a pasture rotationally, traditional fencing with wood, wire or steel, or even portable electric fencing, is one solution.

Herds of cattle in Colorado are roaming nearly free. They are penned in not by physical fences, but virtual ones – part of a test by the US Bureau of Land Management to use virtual fencing on ...

Fences are an effective stationary method of corralling livestock, but their sharp borders can create sudden changes in native grassland vegetation and the pollinators and birds that live there.

Today, most farmers and ranchers have heard about virtual fencing and how it can keep livestock where you want them—creating invisible boundaries that can be instantly moved using a computer or a ...

A new collar for another type of farming. In the south of England, a herd of about 10 Sussex cows is trialling a collar that contains a GPS chip. But the point isn’t to track where the cows are — the ...

WALDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - A rancher in Jackson County who lost two cows in two days to wolf attacks is trying some temporary electric fencing to deter the pack from killing more of his cattle. But he ...