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“People have been using virtual dog fencing for years, but now virtual fencing for livestock is becoming a management tool for producers across the country.

At the R.A. Brown Ranch near Throckmorton, Texas, virtual fencing was implemented in 2023 after a wildfire destroyed fencing on the range where the ranch run cows.

"Like many management changing plans, we needed to add this out of necessity," said Tucker Brown. "We had a fire come through our ranch that left parts of our main pastures and its fences destroyed, and we needed to figure out how to keep cows off those areas so the grass could recover."

The Browns looked at several options, including building new permanent fences or hot wire fencing in the areas where it was needed to allow for rest and recovery of the range. They had seen virtual fencing at a cattle trade show, and when they researched this option, they decided it would be the best monetarily and management-wise.

Now, nearly a year and a half later, they have been so pleased with how the virtual fencing works, they plan to continue using it.”

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