Virtual fence user guide on Rangelands Gateway: practical insights for prospective users
This article introduces the Virtual Fence User Guide on Rangelands Gateway, a vendor neutral resource designed to help land managers evaluate virtual fencing technology. Drawing on real world applications, the guide provides factsheets, videos, decision support tools, webinars, and training materials to support informed livestock management decisions.
Subject Tags
- Agriculture
- Conservation Technology
Overview
This article presents the Virtual Fence User Guide, a digital resource developed through the Rangelands Partnership and hosted on the Rangelands Gateway website. The guide helps prospective users understand and evaluate virtual fence technology, a precision livestock management tool that uses wearable devices to influence animal movement through auditory and electrical cues. Designed to provide vendor neutral, unbiased, and practical information, the resource draws on lessons from real world field applications and experiences from early adopters. The guide includes factsheets, articles, educational modules, decision support tools, webinar recordings, videos, handouts, and supplemental materials that support informed decision making. By increasing access to reliable information, the guide aims to help land managers determine whether virtual fencing is appropriate for their operational goals, grazing systems, and landscapes. The article also highlights the need for ongoing collaboration among researchers, practitioners, industry partners, and land managers to expand knowledge and improve resources as virtual fencing technology continues to evolve.
Citation
Dalke, A., Audoin, F., Ehlert, K. A., May, T., & Lien, A. (2026). Virtual fence user guide on Rangelands Gateway: practical insights for prospective users. Rangelands.
TNC Authors
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Tegan May
Regenerative Grazing Lands Project Manager. Midwest US Office
The Nature Conservancy
Email: tegan.may@tnc.org