All eventualities seem to be controlled for. The collars are solar-powered, and Crouch saw them endure every conceivable form of abuse.

It can be costly and time-consuming for ranchers to keep their cattle inside the pasture using just traditional and electric fencing, but researchers are looking into a possible virtual solution. The ...

Vence allows the Ivins — and an increasing number of other ranchers across the West — to control cattle movement, manage ...

Cows across Wyoming might soon be corralled by electronic collars that vibrate to tell them where to go, or shock them when ...

But things changed about a decade ago after he started adding spunky Corriente cattle to the herd. Often used in rodeos, Corriente cattle are a smaller horned breed that the Conquistadors brought to ...

Cattle at a nature preserve in eastern Iowa are managed via virtual fencing technology. The Nature Conservancy conducted a three-year pilot project on the technology. (Photo by Dale Maxson/The Nature ...

A special collar is one of the keys to how a virtual fence works with livestock. New technology called “virtual fencing” is catching on in Idaho and the West. Virtual fencing works like an invisible ...

LAKELAND — From his home or wherever he has his laptop computer, Jim Strickland is herding cattle. Strickland, manager of Blackbeard’s Ranch in Myakka City, is one of the only, if not the only, ...

A high-tech, no-fence solution is teaching cattle to stay home on the range, University of Alberta research has found.

Ranchers are considering a high-tech solution to control where cattle graze. Skiers heading to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ...

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 ...