New technology called “virtual fencing” is catching on in Idaho and the West. Virtual fencing works like an invisible fence for pets but at a much larger scale for livestock management. “I think it’s ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Ranchers across the country are looking toward new technology to help sustain their livelihood. Now, one company is introducing virtual fencing to help improve ranchers workload and ...

In recent years, wildfire has become an increasing disturbance of sagebrush ecosystems in the Western United States. While these lands evolved with fire, in recent years, fires have started earlier in ...

A solar-power station creates a virtual fence on the east moraine above Wallowa Lake to contain cattle grazing on the property owned by Wallowa County. Some of the latest technology in livestock ...

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When cows eat too much grass in one spot, it is bad for the soil, and it is bad for the climate. There's been a centuries-old solution for that problem - cowboys. But the U.S. Bureau of Land ...