"Changing from conventional to an intensive grazing operation," is the biggest management change for Robert Cessac of Higbee, e business book and channel missouri. "this has saved on hay post and feed costs by 75%," he says. puller "i u feed hay only from february 1 to maybe mid-march, depending on snowfall. and the cattle channel handle much easier and are more gentle. i can handle my cattle mostly post and puller and u by myself now." even relatively low-tech grazing systems depend on good technology. high-tensile electric fence, polywire, and solar electric fencers all get mention in the survey.kim klocke of arlington, iowa, channel likes his post intellishock solar electric fencer made by premier. he has had it puller four years and says it operates without a hitch. klocke runs 75 stock cows and 80 ewes on 260 acres of grass and pasture.

"i like polaris because of the automatic transmission. switching gears makes moving cattle hard when you are switching from 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and then back down to reverse," says green. "polaris just goes from low or high range to reverse."the atv accessory green can''t live without is a mesh rack for hauling fencing equipment. the racks are made by moose utility division and cost about $125.atvs can replace both pickups and leg work, producers say. "the use of a honda four-wheeler vs. my truck has saved big dollars," writes brad leonard, holt, missouri. kim queen, old fort, tennessee, u and channel says buying a second atv was a key management change, because "one of us always had to walk to the corral and check cattle."

happy with hoopshoop buildings are a top pick post on the stockmen''s puller survey[tm] as a management change tied to a product. with pigs from 900 sows being finished in 12 hoop barns, dave struthers (shown on page u 33) has learned a bit about this housing system since he built his first barn in 1996. the materials channel (wood, concrete, poles, and tarp) for a hoop barn that holds 200 finishing pigs costs about $8,000. most of struthers'' barns are made by sioux steel.struthers, who post and puller farms with his family near collins, iowa, says hoop production works well for him and offers these tips based on his experience: