Virtual Fence for Livestock
We're working on adding virtual fence to the Powerflex catalog. Real GPS-collar systems for rotational grazing operations, alongside the traditional polybraid, energizers, and HDPE water systems we've been outfitting ranchers with since 1994.
What virtual fence is
Virtual fence replaces (or supplements) physical electric fence with GPS-enabled collars on each animal. You draw paddock boundaries on a map in an app. When an animal approaches the boundary, the collar plays an audio warning tone, then delivers a mild electric stimulus if the animal keeps walking. Most cattle learn the system within 3–10 days and respond to the audio cue after that.
The practical advantage: you can redraw paddock boundaries from your truck or your kitchen. No moving step-in posts, no respooling polybraid between paddocks.
Why we're bringing it in
Enough of our customers running large-scale rotational grazing have started using virtual fence — typically alongside the polybraid and energizers they already buy from us — that it makes sense to offer it through the same catalog with the same real-people support you get on everything else. The major systems (Vence, Halter, Nofence, Gallagher eShepherd) each have real strengths and real tradeoffs, and we want to help ranchers pick the right one for their operation rather than have them piece together a hybrid system from different vendors.
Who it's for
- Large-scale rotational grazing (200+ head, 1,000+ acres) where daily paddock moves are bottlenecked by labor.
- Conservation grazing on managed lands with shifting boundaries.
- Hard-to-fence terrain — steep, timbered, rocky, or riparian ground.
- Public land grazing on BLM, Forest Service, or other public lands.
- Hybrid operations running traditional electric fence on the perimeter and virtual fence for internal paddock divisions.
Virtual fence isn't a fit for everyone — small operations, predator-pressured perimeters, sheep and goats in most cases, horses. The deeper picture is in our Grazier's Connection piece, Virtual Fence for Livestock: A Quick Overview of Pros, Cons & Where It Actually Works.
Whether you're trying to decide if virtual fence makes sense for your operation, comparing systems (Vence, Halter, Nofence, Gallagher eShepherd), or sizing the perimeter fence that's going to live alongside one, we've spent enough time talking this through with customers to be useful. We're happy to walk you through the tradeoffs honestly — no commitment to buy anything.
Call 888-251-3934 Mon–Fri 8:30am–5:00pm Central, or email info@powerflexfence.com. Tell us your acres, livestock, and current setup, and we'll work through it with you. If you want, we'll also keep you posted as we add virtual fence options to the catalog.
In the meantime, if you're sizing the perimeter fence that's going to live alongside a virtual fence deployment, our solar charger sizing guide and cattle electric fence kits are good starting points.