Virtual fencing and e-collars are being seen as a transformative technology in herd and pasture management.
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Virtual fencing provides net positive results
Producers and researchers are seeing strong success with virtual fencing in a variety of circumstances and environments
Virtual fencing shows promise in rough terrain
The technology could be a viable way for northern Prairie producers to prevent over-grazing pastures in difficult terrain
In northern Saskatchewan, a two-year trial is managing cattle herds using advanced technology and strategies.
Virtual fencing piloted in northern Saskatchewan
Virtual fencing was one innovation discussed at the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour on the last day of Ag in Motion. Andre Bonneau, a Range Management Extension Specialist with the Government of Saskatchewan, spoke about technology that’s being tried in Saskatchewan regarding virtual fencing. A pilot project of the virtual fencing company known as Vence is […] Read more
Rotational grazing could go virtual
A University of Alberta researcher attempts to determine if virtual fences can work when moving cattle within a pasture
Beef producers are only limited by their imaginations when it comes to the potential benefits of technology that uses virtual rather than physical fences to control cattle, says a scientist. It is based on collars that give electric shocks to livestock if they try to stray outside digital boundaries established by producers via a mobile […] Read more
Virtual fences could come in handy in mountainous B.C.
B.C. Cattlemen’s Association considers developing the technology its members would need through a Canadian company
The British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association is exploring the use of virtual fences as part of a potential made-in-Canada solution to help the province’s beef producers. “I think that to me, virtual fencing … is probably the greatest opportunity for us in cattle management since barbed wire got invented and the post,” said general manager Kevin […] Read more
