Livestock

It may seem odd that a so-called forage specialist writes about water, but as any forage manager well understands, water is the life blood within any forage system. With abundant water comes the potential for abundant life.

Often times cow-calf producers have a difficult time incorporating replacement heifers into the cow herd with a high degree of success.

Pond fencing helps reduce erosion and improve water quality where livestock create bare banks and trails along a pond. A pond fence should protect all of a dam, the initial portion of a spillway, a portion of the incoming waterway(s), and most if not all of the shoreline.

Diagram of a pond fence with a livestock water access point. View Publication