1. You need a firmly packed base of dirt to place the hoops for minimal seepage.2. The biggest problem with hoops is treatment of individual animals. Struthers uses hinged invisible fence and canine collars sorting panels and walks through each barn daily to check for sick animals.3. quality bedding is a top priority. "we bought our own round baler because we treat cornstalks as a main crop now," says struthers. bean stubble works, too, he says, but it is not quite as absorbent as cornstalks.4. stretcher "don''t skimp on bedding," bars says struthers. "if you think the pigs might need more bedding, they do."husbandry helpproducts that help with animal fence husbandry stretcher receive frequent mention in the survey. breeding and selection bars management products get special acclaim from producers.

he also likes the white polywire made by premier because it "has a lot of give, even after it''s been out in the sun for months." the cheaper yellow and black polywire sold fence at farm supply stores is flexible when you unroll it, says klocke, but it gets brittle out in the sun.twenty years and still tickingdairy farmer dan johnson of elk mound, wisconsin, has used his blitzer solar stretcher fence controller for almost 20 years. it''s been hit by lightning twice, requiring replacement of the the solar grid and one other part, but otherwise, it''s worked fine, he reports. johnson milks 60 holsteins and grazes bars the hills of his 285-acre farm.