How Dangerous is an Electric Fence? High voltage causes alarm to evade the fence. Very low Amperage creates a safer current. Very short imulses prevent muscles locking on to the energy source. The function of electric fencing is either to keep a target OUT of a prescribed area or to keep a...

We received a call in the last few days complaining that one of our premier products was rubbish and disintegrating. This product, the Ranger Hotstop Electric Fencing Rope, is one of our top sellers and we offer a warranty on it. The complaint was immediately investigated and found there were a...

The new standards applied by the European Committee for Electro-technical Standardisation restricting the energy output of energisers on sale in Europe where they must adhere to either of the two standards. 60335/2/76A11 applies to all energisers below a maximum output of 5 Joules and covers most current energisers on the...

European badgers (Meles meles) are in the news again this week, this time as the focus of a study seeking to determine the efficacy of badger exclusion methods installed on cattle farms. Badgers are an important reservoir of Mycobacterium bovis, the pathogen that causes tuberculosis in cattle. The study was...

We recently took on a part share of a smallholding with a couple of friends who like us fancied a bit of rural life and more importantly it had a flowing stream through pond on the edge of a wood - ideal for braai's (BBQ) over the weekends. The plot...