Electric fences are often the preferred choice for cattle ranchers looking to protect their livestock. The method of containment involves delivering a gentle electric shock to dissuade animals ...

Electric fences are essential in keeping goats safe and protected from predators. They also ensure goats don’t wander off and get lost. Certain factors must be considered when choosing the ideal ...

However, there are fine details to fencing and even laws that need to be considered. Agriculture producers like Jay Reiser ...

Making sure that an electric fence which is keeping one’s cattle and sheep from wandering off is still working properly seems like a fairly daunting task, especially when this fence is quite a ...

In this week's Land Journal special feature, Field Editor Kylene Scott explores virtual fencing options and what to consider ...

A $106,000 grant from an Oregon Lottery-funded program will help pay for a large-scale experiment in using “virtual fencing” ...

Uncertainty over the use of virtual fencing for livestock management in NSW has been cleared up following a state government ...

A hanging electric fence which deters elephants but allows people and smaller animals, and covered vehicles to move beneath ...

The NSW Government has announced virtual stock fencing will be legalised, providing landholders with a new effective way of ...

The practice involves the use of collars that deliver electric shocks in order to control the movement of livestock. New South Wales is set to become the next state to legalise virtual fences in a ...

The collars give out a short low level pulse, similar to an electric fence, with livestock quickly learning the extent of their new boundaries and to avoid approaching the "virtual fence line" again.