Electric Fence Information & News

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Snow may cover your solar powered fence charger panel. Most electric fence chargers which are powered by solar panels operate on a battery. This battery can last several weeks. Make sure you buy a good Patriot or Speedrite solar fencer and you shouldn't have to worry about snow covering the solar panel. Make sure you order a patriot or speedrite energizer from valleyfarmsupply.com Solar Energizer covered in snow?

The electric fence is a simple system that has been used by farmers for over half a century to keep domestic livestock out of or in certain areas. The electric fence works by energizing an insulated wire with electricity, which creates an electrical current across the ground. Electric fences are available in many different shapes and sizes, depending on your needs. A regular farm will have one or two wires with 5 strands of wire per line for each animal. This means that each animal will now have 5 times the voltage of any normal fence, with 5 times the...

VA livestock fencing program sees jump in sign-ups Farmers respond after state offers to pay up to 100% of costs Jeanne Hoffman, co-owner of Whiskey Creek Angus cattle operation in Churchville, VA, stands by a newly installed exclusion fence at the Shenandoah Valley farm joined by her dog, Val. (Bobby Whitescarver) Environmentalists and farmers have long been at loggerheads over agricultural best management practices. It’s where environmentalism comes up against tradition and self-determination, and where farm economics come into sharp relief. So when government soil conservationist Bobby Whitescarver set out to romance Jeanne Trimble Hoffman, a ninth-generation beef cattle farmer...

We found this easy way to check your electric fences. If you livestock sits on the hot wire... your fence does not work!