Virtual fencing for improved drought resilience on South Australian farms
Channel: SA Drought Hub
Date: 2023-12-07

Virtual fencing is an AgTech solution that has the potential to improve the drought resilience of sheep and cattle enterprises. This project demonstrates the potential for improved drought resilience through implementing virtual fencing. 

The project is quantifying the efficacy of virtual fencing through observing spatial data and animal interactions with the virtual boundary and measuring production parameters such as liveweight/body condition score, crop/pasture biomass, pasture utilisation and soil integrity. These are being combined to develop return-on-investment figures and recommendations for sheep and cattle producers.