eShepherd News and Stories

eShepherd™ enhances crop yield, cattle productivity and animal welfare

An expansive cropping and finishing operation covering 50,000 hectares in Western Australia is using eShepherd™ virtual fencing technology to enhance crop and animal health and productivity.
 
Chilwell Farms, in Condingup near Esperance, is primarily dedicated to cropping wheat and canola and also runs 2000 head of Angus cattle, grass finishing about 1500 yearlings each year, and 30,000 ewes.

Virtual fencing transforms South Canterbury dairy grazing operation

For South Canterbury dairy graziers Nigel and Gina Gardner spending hours moving break fences every day is a thing of the past thanks to Gallagher’s virtual fencing solution, eShepherd™.

The couple operates an intensive grazing operation across 350 hectares, running up to 800 dairy heifers, raising 150 jersey bulls for breeding and maintaining a small herd of 90 beef steers.

Protecting Australia's Great Barrier Reef with eShepherd™

eShepherd™ might be the next evolutionary step in pasture management, but one of our recent trials has tested its impact on protecting one of the world’s oldest natural treasures – the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

Strathalbyn Station is located along the Burdekin River near Dalbe, Queensland, Australia, where the most common grazing practice in the catchment area is ‘set stocking’; allowing livestock to graze the same area throughout the year. 

Ranchers Turn to Virtual Fencing for Recovery and Sustainability After Wildfires

In the aftermath of devastating wildfires, ranchers face significant challenges in restoring their land and managing livestock effectively. Wildfires often destroy not only vegetation but also miles of traditional fencing, leaving landowners scrambling for solutions to protect recovering areas while maintaining grazing efficiency. Virtual fencing technology, such as eShepherd, has become a revolutionary tool for ranchers navigating these difficult circumstances.

eShepherd™ just got cheaper: Virtual Fencing no longer dependent on expensive base stations for connectivity

Precision herd management using Gallagher’s eShepherd cattle neckbands just got easier with eShepherd now providing coverage wherever your cellular phone works, removing the need for expensive start-up infrastructure with connectivity base stations.

New eShepherd™ software schedules shifting mobs' and safeguards livestock

Remote herd management has taken a leap forward with eShepherd’s new Scheduled Move feature helping farmers be hands off, freeing up their time spent shifting feed breaks and moving mobs. eShepherd is Gallagher’s pioneering virtual fencing solution that uses neckbands to train cattle to remain within a virtual fencing barrier. It allows farmers to move and contain livestock anywhere on their farm, directly from their laptop or phone.