Fencing for Long-Term Durability in Co. Laois

The biggest thing for us amongst all else is peace of mind. I have no fear of animals breaking out, I know I’ll get longevity from the posts

Jamie O’Dea farms part time with his father in Cashel, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Managing their beef the farm in an efficient way, while maintaining a busy full-time job, is a top priority for Jamie. Having purchased 3 acres of land, to add to the existing 54 acre farm, Jamie and his father set about putting a good infrastructure in place to enable them to operate the land in a productive manner.

“When you’re part-time farming we can’t be there all day, so for us, time is money. I knew I needed a proper fencing structure in place that would reduce the amount of time we needed to spend travelling the land.”

In addition to this, as with all of the O’Deas land, this 3 acre grassland block, is primarily peaty, heavy ground; meaning avoiding compaction of the land is vital. 

Originally a 6 acre block of land, Jamie and his father set about fencing the land to a 3 acre site. They wanted a fencing option that would give them longevity and durability. Having considered multiple fencing post options, they settled on Balcas fencing posts which carry a 15 year guarantee due to the fact that they are pressure treated with Tanalith green wood preservative.

Commenting on posts Jamie said “The biggest thing for us amongst all else is peace of mind. I have no fear of animals breaking out, I know I’ll get longevity from the posts, and I also know I’m not going to have to travel my heavy marginal land, to tip up the fences like I often have to on other paddocks we have.”

Over the course of two evenings, Jamie and his father installed the 1.8m x 106mm fences, along with 3 inch mild steel barbed wire purchased from Tirlán FarmLife; with the help of a rented driver post.

With animals grazing the land all last summer and into Autumn, Jamie reports being very happy with his new fencing “It’s a really durable job; we’ve seen animals come over and put their weight on the fence, but it holds its tension and there’s no way the staples will come out.”

In addition, Jamie noted how the treatment on the stakes means that water is not able to get up through the pin-holes and rot the wood, like he’s seen in other posts.

First Published 11 March 2022

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