Discover how solar-powered virtual fencing is helping livestock farms improve grazing control, utilise rough ground and cut labour costs.
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 ...
In southwest Iowa, the fields can be dry, sloped or have rough soil that is poor for growing corn or soybeans and is prone to erosion and runoff. A state-led program is helping farmers, like Bailie ...
Rotational grazing, a regenerative agriculture approach and embracing technology have forged Kent and Michelle Rochester’s farming operation forward.
Virtual fencing has been a complete game changer for us,” said Vermeersch, 31, who is so bullish on virtual fencing that he became a sales specialist with Nofence. This company combines GPS systems ...
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 ...
Discover how GPS collars transformed goat grazing into a stress-free, eco-friendly new revenue stream for one Missouri farmer ...
The four Monitor Farms involved – Argyllshire, South Ayrshire, Stirlingshire and Strathspey – have 25 collars apiece from Norwegian specialist Monil and are testing them in their herds to assess the ...
In portions of Minnesota and Wisconsin, farmers have struggled to protect their livestock from wolves. “I don’t think I know any farmers that haven’t had some kind of run in with the wolves, some more ...