Virtual fences could make managing grazing livestock on farms more flexible and more efficient while improving animal welfare ...

Research shows cattle respect both electric and invisible boundaries, creating new opportunities for grazing management.

Fences are an effective stationary method of corralling livestock, but their sharp borders can create sudden changes in native grassland vegetation and the pollinators and birds that live there.

Dustin Taylor left the gate open when he kicked hundreds of cows into one of his pastures this fall. That particular gate had been a source of endless frustration. It’s in the middle of an elk ...

It’s a rainy day on Pat Luark’s ranch, north of Eagle. He drives through the mud to a stretch of public land his cattle graze. He and Kristy Wallner, a rangeland specialist with the U.S. Bureau of ...

To manage livestock and keep them in the proper areas or pastures or to graze a pasture rotationally, traditional fencing with wood, wire or steel, or even portable electric fencing, is one solution.

When cows overgraze it's bad for the soil and the climate. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is experimenting with virtual fencing to help avoid overgrazing. When animals eat too much grass in one ...

A new collar for another type of farming. In the south of England, a herd of about 10 Sussex cows is trialling a collar that contains a GPS chip. But the point isn’t to track where the cows are — the ...

WALDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - A rancher in Jackson County who lost two cows in two days to wolf attacks is trying some temporary electric fencing to deter the pack from killing more of his cattle. But he ...

When animals eat too much grass in one spot, it's bad for the soil and, now we know, the climate. For centuries, we've had shepherds and cowfolks to regulate their flocks and herds and, well, the like ...