12 volt Electric Fencing energisers are very useful and convenient but do come with one major drawback. They require a heavy 12v battery. These have a limited life and have to be recharged regularly - the frequency of which is dictated by the power drawn by each specific energiser. Essentially,...

The popularity of Electric Fencing has led to an increase in thefts of expensive energisers. By the very nature that a battery driven electric fence energiser is left in remote rural areas invariably on the edge of fields means that they are easy targets and liable to be stolen by...

Short grazing periods on multiple paddocks within a pasture can not only restore forage conditions, but also profit margins, according to a Texas AgriLife Research scientist. Dr. Richard Teague, AgriLife Research range ecologist in Vernon, has been studying the benefits of multi-paddock grazing for the past eight years. Ranchers need...

Effective electric fencing is highly dependent on an effective electrical circuit that includes a section that goes from the animal through the ground to the earth stake and hence back to the energiser. This then completes the circuit and results in the shock that is the effective part of the...

I'm periodically questioned on the severity of the shock received from an electric fence and what would be the worst situation to receive an electric fence shock. I can only relate to you my worst experience involving a completed electric fence. This involved an installation carried out on a Zimbabwe...