ELECTRIC FENCING Amp: Unit of current. Watts divided by voltage.Current: The current and the duration and rate of its flow that causes the shock. Increasing voltage increases current. Current decreases as resistance increases.AC current: Alternating current as from the mains power supply.DC current: Direct current from batteries.Capacitance: Ability to store a charge of electricity.Capacitor: Stores electrical charges and pulse energy which … Read more
Cattle, farming, husbandry, meat, the law, slaughter, marketing, meat schedules, selling options, dressing (killing out percentage), transport, hormone growth promoters. By Dr Clive Dalton Meat cattle need careful handling as bruises don’t show on the outside! Meat and the lawAfter over 100 years in the meat exporting business, a mass of legislation has grown up … Read more
Joe McLean – research station farm manager Research on hill country farming neededIn 1952 Joe McLean went to work at the ‘Ruakura Hill Station’ where his father was a fencer. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries had purchased the block to do sheep and beef research to help farmers increase production after WWII. The station … Read more
By Dr Clive Dalton Making sure you can find sheep where you left them has been a challenge for shepherds since domestication. Sheep are the classical “follower” species and if one finds an escape route – the whole flock will follow it in no time. Some sheep are born to be escapologists and they can … Read more
Cattle, farming, husbandry, fencing, the law, methods, power fencing, recommendations, advice, wire spacings, trouble shooting. By Dr Clive Dalton Are your stock secure? Making sure your stock stay where you put them is extremely important for many reasons. A major one is your legal responsibilities if they escape causing damage to property, and worse still … Read more