Vence allows the Ivins — and an increasing number of other ranchers across the West — to control cattle movement, manage ...

All eventualities seem to be controlled for. The collars are solar-powered, and Crouch saw them endure every conceivable form of abuse.

Fences are an effective stationary method of corralling livestock, but their sharp borders can create sudden changes in native grassland vegetation and the pollinators and birds that live there.

A high-tech, no-fence solution is teaching cattle to stay home on the range, University of Alberta research has found.