Rappa has launched its vehicle mounted fencing machine, the Rappa Winder, across the U.S and Canada, cutting the time it ...

The concept of virtual fencing technology has been around for decades but continues to evolve. Virtual fencing uses behavior modification based on audio and electrical cues from a collar device to ...

June 25, 2007 Building and maintaining fences for controlling livestock places a huge financial burden on agricultural producers worldwide, but is there really any need for all those posts and wires?

John Comerford, Penn State beef cattle specialist, relays a recent report from Illinois that compares the cost and effectiveness of several types of fencing for cattle. The comparison includes woven ...

Combination panels have smaller openings at the bottom and are more expensive than cattle panels, but will hold baby lambs and cattle. Good livestock fencing surely makes good neighbors, and with the ...

WALLOWA COUNTY, Ore. — For the past month or so some of the latest technology in livestock management has been in use at the East Moraine Community Forest in Wallowa County, but looking around the ...

Ranchers can set virtual boundaries that keep cattle in specific areas through collars around their necks. “Virtual fence does not replace the human being in the ranching operation,” said William ...

Fiberglass posts, a sledgehammer, and a reel of polywire is all you need to erect a fence. Learn how to install an electric fence by learning about conductors, corner posts, and insulators before ...

One day as I was driving from my home near Kraemer Lake, I noticed a small herd of cattle in a pasture fenced with barbed wire. It brought back memories. Wire had been a much-used commodity on our ...

Cowboys in the American West are increasingly managing cattle not just from horseback, but from smartphones and with ...

On both hobby farms and commercial farms, fences serve the important function of confining and protecting animals and crop areas. Your choice of fencing should be made based on what purpose it serves; ...