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

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

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

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 cows wear special collars that keep them from ...

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 ...

Anyone who’s ever chased a loose cow at sunrise knows this truth the hard way—your fence is only as strong as its weakest ...

BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The use of virtual fencing to manage cattle grazing on sagebrush rangelands has the potential to create fuel breaks needed to help fight wildfires, a recent Oregon State ...

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 ...

BURNS, Ore. — Sometimes, the best fence is an invisible one. Researchers from Oregon State University and USDA have published a study showing that virtual fencing is a useful potential tool to help ...

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