It can be costly and time-consuming for ranchers to keep their cattle inside the pasture using just traditional and electric fencing, but researchers are looking into a possible virtual solution. The ...

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 ...

John and Deanne Chuiko utilize Vence virtual fencing to manage cattle in terrain too rough for horses, proving that the ...

LAKELAND — From his home or wherever he has his laptop computer, Jim Strickland is herding cattle. Strickland, manager of Blackbeard’s Ranch in Myakka City, is one of the only, if not the only, ...

LETTS, Iowa (KWQC) - Virtual fencing is used to keep pets in designated areas outside. The Nature Conservancy is testing the same concept, but with cattle. A three-year pilot project kicked off this ...

Five Missouri farmers are testing GPS-enabled collars that guide livestock with sound and mild shocks, reducing the need for traditional fences. The project, led by the University of Missouri’s Center ...

Livestock operations are among the biggest water polluters in the state — from manure dumped into pasture streams to all those hooves kicking up bottom sediment and eroding muddy stream banks.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Cattle at a nature preserve in Eastern Iowa appear to roam the land freely — no fences or cowboys on ...