Setting Up Rotational Grazing Fence
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What happens here
The farmer collects fencing equipment, including pigtail step-in posts, a polybraid electric fence wire, and a geared reel (Strainrite from Farm Fence Solutions). He drives his Honda Pioneer to the pasture where the Angus beef cattle are grazing. He then sets up a temporary electric fence line to divide the pasture into smaller paddocks. The fence posts are spaced approximately every 25 feet, and the polybraid wire is strung between them.
Goal: Create smaller paddocks for rotational grazing.
Tools and materials
- Drill Milwaukee — Repairing a broken spring gate handle
- Fence Energizer Premier 1 — Providing power to the electric fence
- Geared Reel Strainrite — Dispensing and collecting the polybraid wire
- Ground Post N/A — Grounding the fence energizer
- Honda Pioneer Side-by-Side Honda — Transporting fencing equipment
- Pigtail Step-in Posts N/A — Supporting the electric fence wire
- Spring Gate Handle N/A — Creating a movable gate in the electric fence