EPISODE · Nov 9, 2021 · 18 MIN

Virtual Fencing is Virtually Here!

from Paddock Chat · host The West Midlands Group

On this weeks episode of PaddockChat, West Midland's Group's Beef Industry Development Officer caught up with Rio Tinto pastoral manager Simon Mathwin to discuss virtual fencing technology. In this episode, Sim and Erin talk about how virtual fencing works, the origins of the trial and how it's progressed in 2021. They also discuss potential commercial uses for the technology and how the trial slots into a larger BeefLinks program.  The virtual fencing technology trial, currently being tested at Rio Tinto-owned Hamersley Station in the Pilbara, is part of a wider #BeefLinks program. #BeefLinks is a research and development program funded by Meat and Livestock Australia, The University of Western Australia and MLA Donor Company.  Virtual fencing sits alongside West Midlands Group's backgrounding project to deliver a wider program to strengthen the capabilities of the Northern cattle supply chain. Virtual fencing technology use was showcased for the first time in Western Australia at a BeefLinks field day, organised by West Midlands Group, UWA, MLA and Rio Tinto earlier in the year. To stay up to date with the progress of the virtual fencing trial, including when a second BeefLinks Field Day will be held to showcase the technology to the public, follow West Midlands Group on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or call to subscribe to our mailing list.  Support the show