Use electric fencing to protect your livestock, poultry, beehives, and garden. Portable electric fencing is key to successful rotational grazing, while permanent electric fencing effectively protects gardens and orchards and secures large pastures. Through clear instructions accessible to everyone, you'll learn when to use these methods or a combination of the two, plus how to plan for, build, and maintain your electric fencing. This crucial tool is cost effective and versatile, but veteran farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen also explains what not to do with an electric fence. Farmers, ranchers, beekeepers, and gardeners need effective and dependable electric fencing to keep valuable animals and crops safe. This comprehensive guide covers the different types of electric fencing, when each should be used, and step-by-step building and maintenance instructions. Ann Larkin Hansen is the author of The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner, The Organic Farming Manual, The Electric Fencing Handbook, Finding Good Farmland, and Making Hay; coauthor of A Landowner's Guide to Managing Your Woods with consulting forester Dennis Waterman and master logger Mike Severson; and coauthor with her husband, Steve, of Maintaining Small-Farm Equipment. She has been a journalist for more than 30 years, specializing in organic agriculture and sustainable forestry. A homesteader and a small-scale organic farmer, she lives with her family on a farm in northern Wisconsin. Electric Fencing Made Easy, Safe, and Economical Whether you're a gardener, rancher, farmer, homesteader, or beekeeper, you'll find all the answers to your fencing questions in this practical guide. Author Ann Larkin Hansen draws on her decades of farming experience to teach you how to select the most appropriate posts and energizer size for your electric fencing needs, then determine the best locations for your gates, the proper number of insulators, and more. Includes step-by-step instructions for building and repairing fences, colorful photography and detailed illustrations, and complete information of permanent and temporary electric fencing. Introduction 1 How an Electric Fence Works 2 The Fence Energizer 3 Fitting the Fence to the Animal 4 Permanent Electric Fence 5 Temporary Electric Fence 6 Planning and Building Your Fence 7 Rotational Grazing 8 Maintenance, Troubleshooting, and Repairs Resources Index "Easy-to-follow instructions, regardless of whether you want to keep livestock in or wild animals out." - Richard Banks, editorial director of FarmLife

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