Electric Fence
Planning & Construction Guide
Quick links to article groups on this page:
Electric Fencing Principles
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Harnessing the power of the herd migration - how to use electric fences as the steering wheel, brake, and accelerator to control your most powerful farm tool - your grazing herd. |
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The 3-dimensional farm plan - how to use your cattle fence layout to create your grass-fed production plan. |
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Training cattle to electric fences - create effective psychological barriers in the minds of your cattle. |
The Smart Electric Fence Grid - Planning & Construction
This article series explains how to use a combination of permanent and portable electric cross-fences to create the simplest, most efficient, and cheapest cattle fencing solution.
I. Permanent Electric Fence Corridors
II. Portable Electric Cross-Fences
III. Integrating Cattle Water into your Electric Fence Grid
IV. Electric Fencing and Cattle Water in the Winter
Example Cattle Farm Plan
This example farm plan showcases the complete infrastructure and year-round grazing management of a cattle ranch, from cow/calf to grass-finished.
Electric Cattle Fence - Planning & Construction Tips
More tips on how to plan and construct your grazing infrastructure...
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Tips for drawing your cattle management farm plan - Handy tips on how to plan your electric cattle fence installation and grazing strategies using map layers. |
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Dealing with existing cattle fences - Fence planning advice for farmers with pre-established infrastructure. |
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Swivel-Lock Insulators - How to create instant temporary gates anywhere in your electric cattle fence grid. |
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Calving on pasture - how to set up and manage your electric fencing grid and pasture rotation for calving on pasture. |
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