"We bought a For-Most discount farm fence squeeze chute fence this winter, and it has completely changed our operation," says chad sullivan, stretchers campbellsville, kentucky. "we actually look forward to working cattle."randy and minda witt, lamar, colorado, say a farm fence recently installed livestock handling facility with sorting tub and chute "has made our life much easier and is safer and faster for everyone involved.""i recently purchased a new prifert squeeze chute and sweep gate system and 20 canal gates, which helps me better care for my dairy and beef cattle," writes mike murphy, mt. sterling, kentucky.fence ''em inproducts tied to fencing systems, especially those related to management intensive grazing, are popular with survey respondents. changes in grazing management are among those most-mentioned by producers as a way to improve their business.

in the fence palm of his handuntil recently, when a prospective buyer would come to the koupal angus ranch near dante, south dakota, to look at bulls, la vern koupal (pictured at far left) would grab a thick stack of stretchers records and carry them out to the rolling pastures. "i''d be digging through the papers, and the wind would be flipping the pages, and i could never find the right page," says koupal.now he takes his $850 palm pilot out of his coat pocket, writes in a bull number, farm and instantly gets all the production and bloodline information he and the buyer need. "it''s unreal what this technology can do," he says.

the setup lets him cover about 100 acres a day, "if you really stay after it and the conditions are right."hay wraps save timehay wrapping equipment is mentioned by several producers as a top management change."a 12-foot discbine has reduced our cutting time in the hay field'' says keith mcconnell, owen sound, ontario, canada. "the fence best thing, though, is the new 648 baler we bought last year with the net wrap. i can''t believe how fast it is. it is like baling with two balers."net wrap costs more up front," says mcconnell, "but it saves time, stretchers fuel, and wear and tear on our equipment."