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Featured Guide World’s first virtual fencing code of conduct released
Despite being applied to hundreds of thousands of animals worldwide, the development and use of VFT remains largely unregulated from an animal welfare perspective.
Featured News Manufactured in New Zealand, trusted on farms worldwide
Every eShepherd neckband is designed and built at Gallagher's home in Hamilton, New Zealand. Here's the story behind the gear on your cattle, and why a recent expansion means more of it, sooner.
Guide Virtual fencing for cattle: A complete guide for ranchers producers
News The virtual fencing collars changing local farms
News From curious to convinced: virtual fencing trial on Banks Peninsula
A Banks Peninsula farmer says virtual fencing is already changing how he manages stock on steep country, as a local trial explores whether the technology could also help protect sensitive wetlands. Around 100 cattle on Ian Lloyd’s 160-hectare Le Bons Bay farm are wearing virtual fencing collars as part of a trial led by Environment Canterbury, in partnership with Gallagher eShepherd. The trial is helping build a clearer picture of how virtual fencing works in real farm conditions, and whether it could offer another option for managing stock while protecting waterways.
News Virtual fencing reaches the US Senate
Guide How to fund virtual fencing with subsidies and carbon credits
News Virtual fencing is now legal in New South Wales
New South Wales has legalised virtual fencing for cattle. Here is what the December 11 decision means for producers, and why eShepherd expects demand to climb.
News Victoria opens the gate to virtual fencing
Explainer Beyond the spreadsheet: rethinking ROI for virtual fencing
Explainer Virtual fencing after bushfire wildfire : a faster path to recovery
When fire takes the fences, the rebuild is slow and the herd doesn't wait. Virtual fencing puts boundaries back up the day the fire is out, so cattle are managed from day one and the country recovers at its own pace.
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