Halter, a New Zealand-based maker of smart cow collars that enable virtual fencing for cattle ranches, raised US$100 million ...

This technology can make more land available for grazing because land that was previously too rough and inconvenient to fence ...

To manage livestock and keep them in the proper areas or pastures or to graze a pasture rotationally, traditional fencing with wood, wire or steel, or even portable electric fencing, is one solution.

To pay for his part in the initial virtual fencing project, for 100 head of cows, it cost about $58,000, with funding split between the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a division of the U ...

The system includes solar-powered towers that create a virtual fence line. The collars, which are fitted with GPS transceiver, will make a noise if the cow approaches the virtual fence line.

Halter, a New Zealand technology start-up that allows farmers to control their cattle via solar-powered electronic collars, ...