Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Aerial view of cows grazing in a field using virtual fence technology

September 1, 2026

What Virtual Fencing System Makes Sense for You?

By Marissa Eekhoff - Virtual Fence Program Field Specialist, Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management, Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist, Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

Cows grazing in a snowy field under a partly cloudy sky

September 1, 2026

Can Virtual Fence Make Better Grazing Management Easier?

By Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist, Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

A composite image features a large central graphic of a cow silhouette, which is segmented into puzzle pieces labeled "MEATS," "NUTRITION," "BREEDING," "MANAGEMENT," and "PHYSIOLOGY," and encircled by the text "EXTENSION • RESEARCH," "TECHNOLOGY," and "TEACHING." This central graphic is superimposed over a background montage of archived "Nebraska Beef Cattle Report" and "Annual Feeders' Day" covers from the 1950s and 1960s, displaying historical photographs of cattle, ranches, and titles.

March 1, 2026

The Nebraska Beef Report: Advancing the Beef Industry for Over 100 years

By Galen Erickson, Nebraska Extension Beef Feedlot Specialist, Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Beef producer standing in a cereal rye pasture using a smartphone to capture an image for forage mass estimation, with grazing cattle visible in the background. Photo credit: Abigale Warm.

March 1, 2026

Snap2Graze: Turning Cereal Rye Pasture Photos into Grazing Decisions

By Pedro Jota Fernandes, Graduate Student, Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist, Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Cows with virtual fence

July 1, 2025

Is It Time to Consider Virtual Fencing for Intensive Grazing Management?

By Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management, Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Specialist

GPS Collars on cattle

June 1, 2022

Technical Note: Where are my cattle at? – Part I: GPS Sensors

By Holly Heil, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Graduate Research Associate, Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

Cow with gps

July 1, 2022

Technical Note: Where are my cattle at? – Part II: Virtual Fencing

By Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management, Mitch Stephenson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Range Management Specialist

Cows grazing

November 1, 2022

Technology in Cow-Calf Production Systems: A good or bad thing?

By Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management, Kacie McCarthy, Nebraska Extension Cow-Calf Specialist, Travis Mulliniks, former University of Nebraska-Lincoln Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems

Cattle with virtual fencing collars

October 1, 2023

What do stocker and cow-calf producers think of Virtual Fencing?

By Thomas Aquino University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Graduate Research Associate, Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management

cattle drinking water

March 27, 2024

Using technology to monitor water on the ranch

By Thomas Aquino, Graduate Research Associate, Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension Specialist, Precision Livestock Management