Could Virtual Fencing Create a New Revenue Stream For Row-Crop Farmers?
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From the football field to the pasture, the University of Missouri is exploring a different kind of game changer this fall. Researchers are using virtual fencing to move cattle, manage forage and potentially put more acres to work, all from a phone.
At the Mizzou Beef Research Farm near Columbia, Missouri, the technology is helping researchers answer a bigger question: Can virtual fencing change the economics of grazing and create new opportunities for cattle producers?
For Emma Bauer, a second-year master’s student in beef cattle nutrition from St. Charles, Missouri, virtual fencing is central to her research on grazing cattle on annual cover crops.
By Tyne Morgan
October 16, 2026 09:33 AM
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