Farm fences could be history as an Otago farm tests some cattle collars with a difference. As a potential solution, this week it started a two-month trial, run by AgResearch, to test virtual fencing technology. The trial involves taking 100 Angus steers at one of the farms, Waipori Station, and equipping half with solar-powered collars that show their location through GPS. It was the first virtual fencing trial in a commercial beef herd in New Zealand, he said. At Lake Mahinerangi, there were lake areas which were "pretty sensitive to livestock".

Source: Otago Daily Times February 08, 2019 15:33 UTC