![Ranching for a resilient future: virtual fencing for land, livestock and landscape health with Leo Barthelmess, Barthelmess Ranch and Todd Parker, Vence Inc.](https://ranchstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-23-at-4.49.59-PM.png)
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?