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In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we are going to see the detailed approach to Live / Natural Fence. I am giving below some of the base designs and request the users to tweak the designs to suit their requirements.  I also request the users to provide the designs which are not part of the base design. Model / Design 1 This model/design is a very simple one and it is best suited for traditional crops like Paddy, Sugarcane, Vegetable Farming etc or where the land holding is very small (< 3 acres) and hence cannot allocate more land to the fences. The boundaries or bunds of this model is generally higher than the main crops in the middle and hence farmers should go for boundary trees which have single pole (stem) and not multi-branched.  Examples are Mahogany or any timber trees which have single pole. Each of the timber trees should be placed at 6 feet apart (or more) and in between bushes need to be planted.  The bushes need to grow atle...

In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we are going to see the understand the benefits of Live / Natural Fence. We will delve deep into the reason why Live / Natural Fencing is a good option in the long run and will also look into some models / designs that can be applied to your farms in the next blog. The following are some of the reasons to go for Live / Natural Fencing:- Minimizes Monetary Loss due to stray cattle and humans Increases Soil Fertility Increases Water Retention Acts as Windbreakers / Shelter Belts Increases Bio-Diversity Increases Monetary Benefit in the long run Minimal Expenses Minimizes Monetary Loss due to stray cattle and humans We have already discussed in our previous blog about this at length Increases Soil Fertility The different parts of the crops like leaves, branches, fruits, flowers etc fall into the soil automatically due to the various climatic conditions and this increases the soil fertility.  We need to ensure that the crops are able ...

In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we are going to see the different options in Fences. Before getting into the details of Fences, we need to consider and assess whether we need Fences at all.  While you travel in the rural areas, you can notice many of the Paddy fields, Sugarcane fields etc are not fenced at all.  So, only if there is a need for Fencing should we consider the below options. The need for fencing is to keep the stray cattle and poultry as well as human beings from tresspassing into your farm and damaging the crops and thereby minimizing the monetary loss. Let us take a look at the different Fencing Options generally used and their specific uses as well. Wooden Fencing Wire Fencing Electric / Solar Fencing Live Fencing Wooden Fencing A wooden pole is used every few feet and in between wooden planks are attached to the poles.  This has been used previously and this is used mainly for keeping big animals (like cows, horses) out...