Farmers can create virtual fences using a solar-powered, GPS-enabled collar to track and move their livestock around the farm from a remote device.
GPS-tracked collars on cattle allow farmers to create virtual fencing in their paddocks.Virtual fencing technology is becoming increasingly popular in Western Australia, allowing farmers to manage livestock without physical fences.
Back in the day he said running a farm from his wheelchair was frustrating at times, but after making some adjustments he has gotten used to it."I set up a ute that I just about live in, set it up with hand controls, and I built a bit of a lift thing that's in my toolbox to get me in and out of the car," he said."I can check the cows and shift them, see what their grass and their residuals are like from their grazing, and manage it without any extra help.
"Fencing, labour, and materials can be anywhere from eight to twelve thousand dollars per kilometre now, so investing that money into a flexible approach is proving quite popular — and it's only growing," he said.Mr Dempsey said the electric shock administered to the animal when it crossed the boundary was about the third of the intensity of a standard electric fence shock.
"It's a different delivery system — an electric fence is something the animal can move away from," she said.
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