Jul 13, 2026 · 21 min · 11 segments
Virtual fencing is gaining more and more interest especially with the rising costs of labor and supplies for building new wire fences. Colorado State University Extension Specialists Travis Taylor and…
Travis TaylorHost
Scott, we've had a lot of questions over the last few years about the use of virtual fence and what it looks like.
And I'm actually working with our conservation district up here on a project at the old Bonnie Wildlife Area where we've been investigating and using looking into using virtual fence.
I think the first advantage that we're starting to see is number one, we have multiple vendors that are out there.
And so with that, there's some cost comparisons we can do, and we'll get to that a little later.
whether it's building new permanent exterior fence or whether it's setting up and just the labor and the time of building temporary fences if we want to do a rotational grazing program the big advantages with this virtual fencing is you bring the cattle through one time you put the collars on them the collars can stay on them as long as the batteries stay charged up And then these virtual fence lines can be moved about as needed with very limited time on your part, either sitting on a tablet or at a home computer or on a smartphone.
And so taking those costs of building new fence, whether temporary or permanent, versus putting these collars on and using the technology, I think that's the big comparison that we're really starting to see, and it's becoming a little bit more affordable and cost-effective for producers.
Scott, we've had a lot of questions over the last few years about the use of virtual fence and what it looks like.
And I'm actually working with our conservation district up here on a project at the old Bonnie Wildlife Area where we've been investigating and using looking into using virtual fence.
I think the first advantage that we're starting to see is number one, we have multiple vendors that are out there.
And so with that, there's some cost comparisons we can do, and we'll get to that a little later.
whether it's building new permanent exterior fence or whether it's setting up and just the labor and the time of building temporary fences if we want to do a rotational grazing program the big advantages with this virtual fencing is you bring the cattle through one time you put the collars on them the collars can stay on them as long as the batteries stay charged up And then these virtual fence lines can be moved about as needed with very limited time on your part, either sitting on a tablet or at a home computer or on a smartphone.
And so taking those costs of building new fence, whether temporary or permanent, versus putting these collars on and using the technology, I think that's the big comparison that we're really starting to see, and it's becoming a little bit more affordable and cost-effective for producers.
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