FAS TV returned to the Strathspey Monitor Farm in October 2025 to find out how the Smith Family have got on with trialling virtual fence technology with their bulling heifers on a species-rich hill that requires targeted grazing for biodiversity.

In this video, Hamish Smith explains how he uses the virtual fencing to manage his stock on a 200ha upland area which had been ungrazed for several years.

Peter Beattie, Monitor Farm’s North Regional Adviser talks about the Monitor Farms and the way they use virtual fencing to enable farmers to optimise pasture use.

NatureScot’s Anne Elliott discusses how important the use of the virtual fence technology has been in managing the species-rich hill at Auchernack, as she describes some of the many plant species which are benefiting from cattle grazing the hill while enhancing sustainability on-farm.