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Ask any farmer, "What is the advantage of strip grazing?" and inevitably the answer will be, "It reduces wastage". Quite right, but there is more to strip grazing than just reducing wastage.

Be careful when handling your electric fence energiser, it can hurt you. The danger level is low, but this danger increases for small children and pets. Barbed wire should not be electrified. For long, permanent electric fences use 2.5mm plain galvanised wire. For temporary fences, strip grazing and small garden fence set-ups we recommend using electric fencing poliwire or politape instead (see here).  If your fence is likely to be touched by children consider using a lower-powered energiser or using the low power terminal on your energiser. Another alternative is to add an energy limiting device such as the JVA Flood...

Another equestrian season is done for Team Dougall! As we look back on the year, there were many lessons learnt and many positives to take away.

With summer's storm season we often find an increased number of lightning-damaged energisers coming back for repair. Can these be repaired? Our answer: yes!

Moisture damage is one of the most common causes of energiser failure. The operational parts of energisers are electronics, and electronics do not work well in moist/wet environments. Because of this, it's essential to protect the internal electronics from rain, humidity and damp storage places. Let us tell you how!