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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Separate wildlife from your livestock and crops with electric fencing. Cost-effective and versatile, portable electric fencing is an essential tool for successful rotational grazing, and it can be used to protect everything from seedling trees to beehives and chickens. Ann Larkin Hansen, an experienced farmer and author, offers practical advice for choosing the right fencing for your needs, planning and installing your fence, and performing ongonig testing and maintenance. Vorwort Experienced farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen offers practical advice for choosing the right fencing for your needs, planning and installing your fence, and performing ongoing testing and maintenance. Zusammenfassung Experienced farmer and author Ann Larkin Hansen offers practical advice for choosing the right fencing for your needs, planning and installing your fence, and performing ongoing testing and maintenance. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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
