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

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Gazette

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

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Cattle at a nature preserve in Eastern Iowa appear to roam the land freely — no fences or cowboys on ...