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 ...

A high-tech, no-fence solution is teaching cattle to stay home on the range, University of Alberta research has found. That's a big step forward for potentially helping cattle ranchers graze their ...

For generations, farmers have spent backbreaking hours tearing down and rebuilding fences just to move livestock to fresh grazing fields. Now, thanks to a groundbreaking project at the University of ...

Across Nevada’s rangelands, hauling barbed wire and setting fence posts remains a necessary, albeit labor-intensive, task for ranchers. Now, with help from University of Nevada, Reno researchers, some ...

PIERRE, S.D. — Technology is becoming a new key piece in keeping cattle in their designated fields and pastures. At Dakota Lakes Research Farm in Pierre, electronic collars are being used on the ...

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.

Cattle owners are turning to virtual fencing to keep and move their herds, benefitting both ranches and conservation.