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.

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 ...

For generations, farmers have spent backbreaking hours tearing down and rebuilding fences just to move livestock to fresh ...

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 ...

John Comerford, Penn State beef cattle specialist, relays a recent report from Illinois that compares the cost and effectiveness of several types of fencing for cattle. The comparison includes woven ...

Combination panels have smaller openings at the bottom and are more expensive than cattle panels, but will hold baby lambs and cattle. Good livestock fencing surely makes good neighbors, and with the ...

Cattle at a nature preserve in Muscatine County, Iowa, seen in 2025, are managed via virtual fencing technology. The Nature Conservancy conducted a three-year pilot project on the technology. (Dale ...