Virtual Fence User Guide

Created with SARE support
Amber Dalke, University of Arizona | 2024

The virtual fence webpage on Rangelands Gateway allows potential users to access resources, tools, workshop materials, webinar information, and multimedia resources. Virtual fencing (VF) has the potential to change grazing systems by allowing unprecedented impact over livestock distribution. The systems use invisible barriers, established by GPS coordinates, to influence livestock movement with a combination of auditory and electrical cues. These systems don't require physical fences. However, VF can be complicated and expensive. The virtual fence webpage was created by the University of Arizona to provide practical, unbiased, vendor-neutral, and realistic information about VF.

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This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.