Ranching for a resilient future: virtual fencing for land, livestock and landscape health with Leo Barthelmess, Barthelmess Ranch and Todd Parker, Vence Inc.

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May 19, 2021    
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Virtual fences represent an exciting new technology at the forefront of future range management. The collars use solar power and satellite positioning technology to contain livestock without the need for a physical barrier. The distribution of the collared livestock can be carefully and precisely controlled via software interface: grazing cells can be adaptively moved or modified according to conditions and vegetation growth. What does this mean for land management, wildlife movement, and the future of ranching?

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