Download or read book Electric Fencing written by Ann Larkin Hansen and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2013-08-14 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protect your livestock and gardens with electric fencing. In this Storey BASICS® guide, Ann Larkin Hansen describes the pros and cons of different varieties of electric fencing so that you can choose the fence that best suits your property and needs. You’ll also learn how electric fencing works and how to put it together yourself. Whether you’re looking for a standard design to reign in your flock or a portable version for rotational grazing, this accessible volume will help you find an efficient, cost-effective solution.
Download or read book The Electric Fencing Handbook written by Ann Larkin Hansen and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use electric fencing to protect your livestock, poultry, beehives, and garden. Portable electric fencing is key to successful rotational grazing, while permanent electric fencing effectively protects gardens and orchards and secures large pastures. Through clear instructions accessible to everyone, you’ll learn when to use these methods or a combination of the two, plus how to plan for, build, and maintain your electric fencing. This crucial tool is cost effective and versatile, but veteran farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen also explains what not to do with an electric fence.
Download or read book Electric Fencing written by Jennifer Laffan and published by NSW Agriculture. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Electric fences are often an inexpensive and effective way to control livestock. The AgGuide to Electric Fencing has 14 chapters including: · Electric fences—can they help you? · How they work · Safety · Planning the fence · Materials · Gates · Reinforcing fences · Temporary fences · Building the fence · Testing the fence · Special circumstances · Training paddocks · Animals controlled · Step by step construction · Useful terms and definitions This book is a companion title to AgGuide – Fencing. AgGuides are compiled by highly regarded industry experts to provide easy to follow advice on agriculture and support the Tocal College external study program for agriculture.
Download or read book The Electric Fencing Handbook written by Ann Larkin Hansen and published by Storey Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use electric fencing to protect your livestock, poultry, beehives, and garden. Portable electric fencing is key to successful rotational grazing, while permanent electric fencing effectively protects gardens and orchards and secures large pastures. Through clear instructions accessible to everyone, you’ll learn when to use these methods or a combination of the two, plus how to plan for, build, and maintain your electric fencing. This crucial tool is cost effective and versatile, but veteran farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen also explains what not to do with an electric fence.
Download or read book Horse Safe written by Jane Myers and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2005 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horse Safe covers safety around horses in detail and aims to raise awareness of what can happen. Beginning with an explanation of a horses natural behavioral characteristics, such as herd behavior, intelligence and body language, the author then presents the more human aspects of horse safety - safety equipment and how it should be maintained, the working environment, systems for safe horse management, safe riding, training for safe horses, and transporting horses safely. The book concludes with a chapter on how to reduce the risks when buying a horse and how to avoid potential pitfalls.
Download or read book The Contrary Farmer written by Gene Logsdon and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers the practical advice of a manual for the cottage farmer as well as meditation in praise of work and pleasure.
Download or read book Farming Meat Goats written by Barbara Vincent and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goat meat is growing in popularity in Australia and is also an important export industry. It offers many opportunities for large- and small-scale farmers who need to diversify or seek alternative enterprises. Farming Meat Goats provides producers with comprehensive and practical information on all aspects of the goat meat industry. It covers selecting and preparing a property, choosing breeding stock, breeding, health care and nutrition, drought feeding, condition scoring and marketing. This second edition of Farming Meat Goats has been updated throughout and contains new information about the National Livestock Identification System, current regulations for ovine Johne's disease and animal welfare during transportation, and information about marketing. It will allow farmers to produce animals to specification for targeted markets in Australia and overseas including: butchers; supermarkets; restaurants; on-farm live sales; sales to abattoirs that specialise in Halal kills; and breeding stock either as replacements or for improved herd genetics.
Download or read book Electric Fencing written by Bob Kingsbery and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fencing with Electricity written by Brian Kennedy and published by Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. This book was released on 1995 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Managing Horses on Small Properties written by Jane Myers and published by Landlinks Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A few horses on a small property on the fringes of a city or town somewhere is a dream shared by many people ... [this] shows how to combine sustainable land management practices with a style of horse keeping that will protect the health and well-being of your horses, as well as thew land and its wildlife ... a practical book written with a minimum of jargon especially for those who are new to horse ownership and small properties"--Back cover.
Download or read book Electric Fencing written by Laurence Herbert Weston and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Farm Fences and Gates written by Richard Kubik and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you raise livestock or crops, you’ll need a fence. Good fences are critical to success. They protect your animals (and plants) and keep them at home, and they can also minimize the damage done by pests and predators. In Farm Fences and Gates, you’ll learn how to build and repair the fences you need—and make the difference between a world of trouble and peace of mind. Wood posts or steel, wire mesh, barbed wire, chain link, or rail, this book will help you figure out what kind of fence is appropriate and how to plan its construction. Useful diagrams and charts help you estimate how much material you’ll need and how to go about installing and maintaining a solid, dependable fence. Writer and farm consultant Rick Kubik offers clear and expert advice on what works best in certain areas and for particular purposes. His instructions for planning and constructing each variety of fencing take the guesswork out of a job of critical importance to most landowners (and their neighbors). Farm Fences and Gates is the first and most essential tool for anyone thinking of building a fence. This complete guidebook will save time and money for beginners and seasoned builders alike by explaining how to do the job right the first time around.
