Country diary: Slowly bringing tech into these hills | Andrea Meanwell

Tebay, Cumbria: I'm a traditional farmer, but I can see the worth in trying electronic collars for our cattleThe valley bottom gets no direct sunlight at this time of year, and the cold is biting. I am walking along next to the beck with two farming officers from the national park authority. The track is covered in sheet ice, and we have to walk along the tussocky edges in order to get anywhere.Today we have an outdoor meeting about how the wood pasture - which is grazed by cows during the summer months - might benefit from more targeted habitat management. My idea is to use Nofence collars. Continue reading...