Kentucky Fencing School  

Chris Teutsch, Jimmy Henning, Ray Smith, Morgan Hayes, Josh Jackson, Nicholas Carter, Leann Martin, and Chelsey Anderson

Kentucky is home to 1 million brood cows.  Utilization of forages by livestock requires secure perimeter fencing.   In 2019, fencing schools were held in Fayette, Cumberland, and Logan counties.  Each school consisted of classroom sessions in the morning and hands on fence construction in the afternoon.  In the morning sessions, students learned about types of fencing, construction basics, fence law, electric fencing, and innovations in fencing technology.  In the afternoon, participants gained hands on experience building H-braces and constructing both high tensile electrified and fixed knot fencing.  

More than 80 producers participated in these schools.  In a post meeting survey, 100% of the respondents agree or strongly agreed that the fencing practices learned would increase the efficiency of their operation.   In addition, 100% of the respondents agreed or strongly agreed that this workshop was a good value in terms of their time and money spent attending.