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Virtual Fencing for improved climate resilience on South Australian farms

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By MFMG Admin

 

Project code: IH_23_11

Project manager: University of Adelaide / SARDI

Project duration: May 2023 - September 2023

About the project

This project aims to demonstrate virtual fencing as an AgTech solution suitable for improving drought resilience on South Australian farms. Virtual fencing enables remote management of grazing livestock to promote optimal pasture and landscape management.

 

Field trials are taking place at the Struan Research Centre in the South East as well as on a cattle station in the Far North of South Australia. The findings of these field trials will demonstrate that virtual fencing is appropriate as a tool to improve resilience of farming enterprises to drought and other production constraints. 

The key project activities include: 

  1. A field trial to demonstrate an automated virtual fencing system for exclusion of sheep from specified areas (Struan Research Centre). 
  2. A field trial to demonstrate virtual fencing to facilitate rest-based grazing in an extension cattle grazing system (Wintinna, South Australia). 
  3. Production of case studies and ROI reports for extension to South Australian livestock producers. 

These project activities are part of the Commercialisation of Virtual Fencing for Livestock project led by SARDI in collaboration with the University of Adelaide. 
 

This project is funded by:

This project received funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund

SA Drought Hub Logo for A4 flyers_FA_02_no funding statement

This project received contributions from the South Australian Government’s Research Commercialisation and Startup Fund and SARDI.

Project Resources:

2024 Virtual fencing videos

2023_Virtual Fencing Trial in the SA Arid Lands

2023_SARDI Virtual Fencing Webinar

2023_Virtual fencing in agriculture with James Pitchford and Megan Willis - The Prosperous Farmer Podcast