I see MSD Animal Health is adding another string to its bow, or maybe ‘collar to its neck’ is more appropriate, with the announcement of its intent to acquire virtual fencing solutions company Vence.

There are other players in this space but as of yet they haven’t managed to go mainstream, with systems mostly operating on larger scale hill ground operations.

But with labour an ever increasing issue on farms perhaps this is the solution to those painstaking days driving posts.