Thinking about putting up some electric fencing? You’ll surely have some questions! How do you know how far you can run an electric fence and do the different types of fences change how long the fence can be? One joule of power is needed per mile of fence for a 3 wire cattle fence. Increasing…
It’s confusing! The buzzwords are everywhere, complete with cute pictures on the carton or website! But, what does it all really mean? Pasture raised and free range sound a lot alike, to me! How do the animals live their daily lives and which words on the label will help you to buy what you think…
Is making your own hay is something you should be doing? If you made the hay, you would have exactly what you wanted for your stock and of course, it would be cheaper if you made it, right? Maybe, maybe not! If you have the extra time, plentiful forage growth that is overly mature before…
It’s easy to see why folks are looking into electric fence for their livestock, especially for anyone who is new. Electric fences definitely have a few advantages over permanent fence, two examples are portability and up front cost. At first glance, electric fencing looks good, but there are a few things that still need to…
It can be so frustrating, the electric fence isn’t working! Now what? As frustrating as this is, the good news is there are some simple steps you can take to track down your specific problem and be back up and running in no time. To find the reason your electric fence is not working, check…
Maybe you’d like to try multi species grazing with your cattle or maybe you are just wondering if you could simplify your chores by putting other animals with the herd? Great news! There are some animals that will work well with your cattle! There are also a few species combinations that are definitely not a…
Knowing how to put up your fence can be confusing. Do you need to make a full loop to get the electricity through the fence or can you run a dead end fence line and still get shock? Electric fence does not need to make a complete loop. An electric fence line that dead ends…
For an electric fence to work well, it has to have plenty of power. A well powered fence will make sure your animals stay in and predators stay out. One of the main challenges of electric fence is that the grass your animals are eating is also the grass that can potentially cause problems with…
If you’ve got livestock, you’ll need to buy some hay. But…knowing what to look for when buying hay can be confusing! What exactly are you looking for to tell the differences between first and second cutting hay and why does it matter to you or your animals? First cutting hay is the first hay crop…
Looking for hay can be confusing. You know you need third cutting, but what does that mean and how do you tell if what you found is good hay? Well made 3rd cutting hay is high in quality and palatability. 3rd cutting refers to the hay harvested off of a field that has been cut…