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Virtual fencing spreads across ranches

Chris McCullough For Agri-View
Dec 3, 2025
Dec 3, 2025

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A new craze of using virtual fencing is quickly gathering momentum around the world and is set to transform U.S. livestock farms with its technology.

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Animal-grazing areas are managed using a global-positioning-system collar, which communicates with an application using a mobile network.

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Chris McCullough For Agri-View

Ranchers and farmers in the United States accumulate significant costs when it comes to replacing broken fences on their farms, as well as adding time and labor. But a new craze of using virtual fencing is quickly gathering momentum around the world and is set to transform U.S. livestock farms with its technology.

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With 20 years experience behind him, award-winning agricultural journalist Chris McCullough is always on the hunt for his next story. He grew up on the family dairy farm in the heart of Northern Ireland and is based on the country’s east coast. He travels around the world to bring readers international news.