About this episode

Mary Jo Irmen interviews Meg Greske about the real-world results of using NoFence virtual collars for goats and sheep.

What if you could finally have goats and sheep — without building miles of netting or chasing escapes? That's exactly what virtual collars made possible for Meg Greske, and she breaks down EVERYTHING in this episode. 👉 Follow Mary Jo Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXYvzroUouEMsTGKFw5nJHQ 👉 Get the book: hhttps://www.farmingwithoutthebank.com/book Mary Jo sits down with client and regional conservation consultant Meg Greske (Oklahoma Conservation District) to dig into real-world results of using NoFence virtual collars on sheep and goats — from cost and training to wool vs. hair breed differences, company comparisons, and whether the data privacy concerns are worth worrying about. In this episode: 💲 Real cost breakdown: NoFence collars ($240–$270/collar + ~$3–4/month after year 1) 🐐 Why goats train fast — and why wool sheep take weeks longer 🆚 NoFence vs. Halter vs. Gallagher vs. Moneal vs. Vence — what's actually different 📡 Base station drama: why Halter just went base-station-free and what it means 🔒 The "tinfoil hat" question: data privacy, tracking, and who owns your herd data 🐑 OSU research on animal stress — is virtual fence cruel? (No. Here's the proof.) 📈…

People in this episode

Host: Mary Jo Irmen

Guest: Meg Greske

Topics covered

• virtual fencing
• goats
• sheep
• cost analysis
• animal training
• data privacy
• rotational grazing

Keywords

• virtual collars
• NoFence
• animal training
• data privacy
• rotational grazing
• cost breakdown
• grants

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oklahoma Conservation District, OSU, SHIP program, EQIP

Products: NoFence virtual collars, Halter, Gallagher, Moneal, Vence

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