Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has thrown his support behind the push to legalise virtual stock fencing in NSW.
A parliamentary inquiry into the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Virtual Stock Fencing) Bill 2024 has recommended the NSW Government legalise virtual fencing for commercial use.
The system would allow farmers to confine and move animals without physical fences using GPS, wireless and sensor technology.
Mr Moylan has endorsed the recommendations and supports the call to legalise the technology in NSW saying the technology has numerous benefits to the agriculture sector as well as the land and environment, adding not only does it allow for better pasture management, but virtual fencing can also help preserve ecologically sensitive areas, manage stock in extreme weather events, identify sick animals and prevent the spread of disease.
He says by allowing farmers to use virtual fencing, along with a mandatory code of practice, we will see far more productive and effective farming practices.
