How to use this resource
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This site is a decision-support resource for livestock operators considering fencing and grazing alternatives. It does not assume virtual fencing is the answer, and it does not recommend a vendor or a specific adoption outcome.
What this site does
Use it to organize a real management decision.
- Define the problem before naming a preferred solution.
- Take stock of current resources, constraints, and risk.
- Define the outcome you are trying to achieve.
- Compare virtual fencing with realistic alternatives, including no change.
- Identify when screening is enough and when deeper analysis or specialist review is needed.
What this site does not do
It is not a technology shopping guide.
- It does not endorse virtual fencing in general.
- It does not rank or endorse vendors.
- It does not replace RightRisk analytic tools.
- It does not turn the Risk Management Filter (RMF), worksheet, and comparison matrix into a scoring system.
- It does not provide jurisdiction-specific legal advice.
Use the site on your own
Begin with what you know. Record what you do not know.
You can work through the producer pages in order without an advisor. When a legal, agency, technical, or other specialist question cannot be resolved with reasonable confidence, record it and use specialist review rather than forcing an answer. See when to get help →
Where am I now?
State the problem and describe the current operation. Open Question 1 →Where do I want to go?
Define success, limits, timing, and risk tolerance. Open Question 2 →What are the ways to get there?
Compare realistic alternatives using the same criteria. Open Question 3 →A useful companion
Keep the RMF instructions nearby as you work.
The step-by-step bulletin explains the current RMF ratings, escalation rules, and back-page routing. It is a guide to the screening instrument, not a substitute for the three-question decision framework.Technical orientation
If you first need to learn how virtual fencing works
This project focuses on decision support rather than general technology explanation. For a technical introduction, use established extension and rangeland resources, then return here to work through the decision.
Ready to begin
Start with the decision—not the device.
The next page introduces the full three-question framework and shows how the RMF and deeper RightRisk tools fit into it.