Friday farming tip #7
Do you have badger problems? Haven’t we all at one time or another? Well today’s farming tip is just for you then. Ezine@rticles gives us this highly effective tip on excluding badgers by electric fencing.
- There are two methods of badger exclusion and both involve fencing. Firstly is the high tensile type that is highly ornate, involves burying the wire in to prevent badgers digging under and very expensive. The next solution is to use an appropriate electric fence to give the badgers a sharp, but non-lethal “sting” on the nose if they try to get into a protected area. This can provide value-for-money for ceremonial gardens, putting greens, bowling greens and cricket pitches; for commercial planting schemes/shared allotments; and for large gardens. Electric fencing has been shown to be over 90% effective in excluding badgers in scientifically sanctioned trials.
Now don’t any of you Minnesota residents get any big ideas. If the US can’t come up with the money to build a fence on the border of Mexico, do you think you’ll do any better trying to get the east boundary of Minnesota electrified just to keep out Wisconsin fans? I don’t think so. Happy farming!