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CAIP is not a perfect program by any means... but it is by far the best. TN passed theirs away to balance the budget then used a tobacco tax to fund the TAEP program which was somewhat modeled from KY. The best part of TN is that it is not county specific based on burley base. The producer in...

Phase 2 was intended for the actual tobacco farmers Phase 1 was for the COUNTIES as a collective. It was intended to boost the ag economy to assist the COUNTY in diversifying away from tobacco. Phase 1 was based only on BURLEY tobacco base... not on dark fired or aircured. Thankfully our...

Post should ALWAYS be perpendicular to ground... especially on fixed knot high tensile like pictured here. Aesthetics win most of the time however. The reason why perpendicular = the wire should never be stapled tight to post. This is what allows the fence to flex when pressured. If the stay...

or just use the "FREE" grass that comes up. In a TN riverbottom, you will probably be overrun with crabgrass, bermuda, fall panicum, johnsongrass...etc. All of these are good free, nutritious forages. I would go the first year and see what happens...dont overstock and reap the benefits. Then...

"pull" is NOT the issue. Traction and weight distribution IS however. You can pull start a 9000# 4020 John Deere tractor with a four wheeler... on level blacktop. If you have the majority (60%+) of the weight on the tongue of the Ranger on level ground, my opinion is that you would not have a...

We use the 9strand Turbowire made by gallghers. They use a different type of metal other than stainless that is supposedly 40x more conductive. Also been using their pigtail posts and have had great luck since we quit using the all plastic ones. You can get a lot longer use out of the...

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I found that the six strand polywire lasted about 1yr. When I changed to the 9strand turbo stuff, I get atleast three years out of it. The tumblewheels are a lifesaver! Whenever I am out of town, I can convince my little sis or girlfriend to move cows without all of the complaining about being...

I use five of these and they are AWESOME for strip grazing stockpiled fescue! They cost about $70 each and are well worth the money to me. I can move cows in about 2minutes compared to 20 or 30... no more rolling up polywire and picking up posts then unrolling and planting new ones. With...

If you have a "TRUE" hot/neg system where the "ground" (middle) wire is connected to the ground system, then the ground is not the problem. Although the ground system is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, you may be looking in the wrong place for the problem. I would suggest looking at the polywire. It is...

Most importantly ---- 12.5 ga wire can carry more electricity for longer distances compared to 14 ga. Don't expect 14 ga to carry juice as EFFECTIVELY as 12.5 ga. The electricity travels around the outside of the wire.... bigger wire carries more power... longer distances... less resistance...

I've always used Gallagher -- they invented the first charger so they must know what they're doing. Plus they got a 2yr warranty that covers lightning and the local feed store can fix it if anything ever happens to it! That's what most of the universities around here use too. They are the only...

You can easily find solar fencers that will have the same amount of horsepower as a 110v. However you will have to pay about 5-6X more for the solar as you would for a similar powered plug in type. ***do not expect a $200 solar to handle the same fence load as a $200 110volt. for example...

When comparing energizers, you have to compare apples to apples. Comparing "stored" to "output" is not the same thing. All energizers have "stored joules" whether they are easily found on the literature or not. An energizer will always have more Stored joules than output joules. If you are...

I agree with one if your cattle are trained to power fence and they have been up for a week. HOWEVER, there is a big difference between: 1 strand of 12.5 gauge hi-tensile 1 strand of 6-strand stainless polywire 1 strand of 17ga steel wire 1 strand of 14ga aluminum wire 1 strand of 9-strand...

As of right now, there is no Virginia Dept of Environmental Quality or US EPA regulation that states that cattle cannot drink and roam in farm ponds. The USDA-NRCS even has provisions under EQIP to cost share for gravel and fabric to allow limited access for cattle into ponds, streams and...

Let me first say tha I am NO expert or AUTHORITY on this matter... but I did remember reading about this exact subject in last months NCBA magazine. See the link. http://www.beefusa.org/NEWSCleanWaterRestorationActThreatensRanchersSmallBusinessOwners39120.aspx As of RIGHT NOW, it appears that...

A Gallagher S20 - 1mile MULTI WIRE - ~200.00 You can make any battery energizer solar by adding solar panels. If you have a need for one, you can even buy a 16joule solar kit that will do 700 acres for around $1700 If you are running temporary fence (polywire I assume), keep in mind that six...

as stated earlier, one of the energizers will eventually burn out from receiving the stray signal repeatedly. HOWEVER, WORSE CASE SCENARIO: THE ENERGIZER THAT BURNS OUT COULD CAUSE STRAIGHT 110V AC TO BE APPLIED TO THE FENCE SYSTEM. PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS!

How much voltage are you getting at the end of the line? One thing to be cautious of is the manufacturer's mileage rating. Do they specify "50miles multi-wire" or just 50 miles? You could possibly have too much load for your energizer. With that charger in a perfect setting, voltage may be...