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Virtual cattle fencing could have ‘huge’ potential for getting cattle back on the land

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 ...
Capital Press

Invisible barrier: Project tests virtual cattle fencing

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 ...
Iowa Public Radio

Ranchers are using ‘virtual fencing’ to move their cattle — and help save prairies

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 ...
AgWeb

Hay, Feed, Fencing Supplies Needed to Support Panhandle Wildfire Victims

Donations of hay, feed, fencing supplies, cow feed and milk replacer are needed to support livestock owners impacted by the devastating wildfires that have scorched ranchland across a large portion of ...
Capital Press

Highway-adjacent fencing project aids wildlife, cattle

LEADORE, Idaho — A three-mile stretch of tall, strong fencing that funnels big game animals away from State Highway 28 and toward safe Lemhi River crossings at recently rebuilt bridges proved ...