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Beef cattle going high tech

Use of solar panels, virtual fencing and remote animal monitoring have brought producers the opportunity to save time and labor caring for their cattle, but there are some things technology can’t replace.

July 16, 2024

Denice Rackley

Have a livestock management concern? No doubt someone is working on tech to address it.

Economically utilizing virtual fence for strategic natural resource management

Producers still have a lot of questions about how feasible virtual fencing is on their operations. Ongoing research in the West seeks to demonstrate how the technology can help with labor and natural resource management.

March 14, 2024

David Bohnert

The use of virtual fence technology using GPS collars with the ability to provide audio and electrical cues may offer an economical management tool to strategically graze areas based on specific land and livestock management objectives.

[Podcast] What will the cattle industry look like in 40 years? – with David Anderson and Rick Machen

August 29, 2023

Progressive Cattle Editor Carrie Veselka visits with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Ag Economist David Anderson and Rick Machen with the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management at the 2023 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course.

Using virtual fencing as a tool to keep cattle off of burned rangeland

Rangeland scientists tested the effectiveness of using virtual fencing to keep cattle out of recently burned areas, which aided plant regrowth in the burned areas while fully utilizing the available pasture.

August 11, 2023

Morgan Lawrence

Rangeland scientists at the Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center (EOARC) tested whether virtual fencing could prevent cattle from grazing recently burned areas within sagebrush steppe pastures.

[Podcast] A producer’s take on virtual fencing, and insights on interest rates and inflation – with Clay Burtrum and Elliott Dennis

June 2, 2023

In this episode, Clay Burtrum, a commercial cow-calf producer in Oklahoma, shares his experience with a two-year virtual fencing project with Oklahoma State University.

Livestock tech contributions for producers and consumers alike

As cattle producers frequently face decision-making challenges where they may lack information, data, time or experienced help to be accurate and successful, new technologies continue to come online, offering unique forms of assistance.

May 19, 2023

Bruce Derksen

New technologies continue their advancement into agricultural systems across the beef industry with most focusing on saving time, inputs and labor, while gathering information and data, adding to traceability and reducing infrastructure needs.

Virtual fences: Two producers share their experiences

October 25, 2021

Gilda V. Bryant

The concept of virtual fences to contain cattle has intrigued beef producers for several years.

The future of virtual fencing

October 24, 2019

Gilda V. Bryant

There is virtual fencing (VF) for dogs, and now researchers are studying ways to make this idea possible for beef producers. When available, VF technology will benefit cattle, ranchers, rangeland and wildlife.

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Beef cattle going high tech

Economically utilizing virtual fence for strategic natural resource management

[Podcast] What will the cattle industry look like in 40 years? – with David Anderson and Rick Machen

Using virtual fencing as a tool to keep cattle off of burned rangeland

[Podcast] A producer’s take on virtual fencing, and insights on interest rates and inflation – with Clay Burtrum and Elliott Dennis

Livestock tech contributions for producers and consumers alike

Virtual fences: Two producers share their experiences

The future of virtual fencing

Cashing in on your calf crop: Adding value at the auction block

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Farming through the unknown: Keeping succession plans on track

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