“Good fences make good neighbors” – Robert Frost 

Nobody likes to receive the call concerning your cattle being out on the road.  Whether buying unfenced acreage or repairing an existing fence, fencing is expensive and it is important to do it correctly.  The University of Kentucky offers the Kentucky Fencing Schools each year. 

Kentucky cattlemen have made great strides over the last twenty years in improving handling and feeding facilities plus realizing the importance of animal comfort. The University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment offers several publications dealing with fencing and livestock facilities as shown below. 

• The Kentucky Beef Book deals with multiple beef topics including fencing and facilities - ID-108: The Kentucky Beef Book, 2021.

• ID-74: Planning Fencing Systems for Intensive Grazing Management

• id-13 BEEF CATTLE CORRALS AND HANDLING FACILITIES

• AEN-99: Shade Options for Grazing Cattle

• AEN-115: Appropriate All-Weather Surfaces for Livestock 

• AEN-133: Tire Tanks for Watering Livestock

• AEN-134: Fenceline Feeder Systems for Beef Cattle Production and Resource Conservation

• AEN-143: Calf Areas, Pens or Pastures: A Case Study

• AEN-151: Lanes for Beef Cattle Operations

• AEN-144: Four Beef Cattle Barn Flooring Options: A Case Study

• AEN-136: Stiles, Escapes, and Refuges to Improve Fence Crossing Simplicity, Functionality, and Safety

• AEN-137: Farm Gates: Design Considerations