Fencing - a better ROI with Waratah

When you mention the word ‘fencing’, most people immediately think, ‘significant upfront cost & no longterm benefit’. Good planning and smart product choices can turn that pain into Return On Investment (ROI).

If you’re finding an increase in wild animals inundating your property this harvest season, you’re not alone.

Before contacting Waratah, Grenfell cropping farmers Simon Nowlan and Robert Grimm were facing serious losses with kangaroos eating up to 50-60 hectares of crop per year.

Robert stating “The (kangaroo) populations were getting out of hand. We were seeing mobs of 200-300 kangaroos at a time.”

Both Simon and Robert knew they couldn’t continue like this any longer, deciding to upgrade their farming operations by getting in contact with Waratah for strong and reliable exclusion fencing solutions.

Simon’s fence was installed using Waratah’s 12/115/15 Stocksafe-T® Longlife Blue® wire with apron, 3 lines of 2.00mm high tensile barbed wire and 210cm JiO® Star® and 24cm JiO® MaxY® posts.

Whilst Robert went with Waratah’s 15/150/15 Stocksafe-T® Longlife Blue® wire with apron, 3 lines of 2.00mm High tensile barb, using 210cm JiO® Star® and 240cm JiO® MaxY® posts.

Both fence designs proved to be an effective defence not only against kangaroos from jumping the fence, but also from other feral animals who, with the added apron, could no longer burrow under the fence. Within the first year of having the fence erected it was showing significant growth in both productivity and ROI. Simon stating that “we got the fence up last year and have already had success, saving an extra 100 tonne of wheat and barley. Giving us approx. $71,000 in extra income since installing the fence.”

Advice from Simon & Robert, “If you want something to last and have longevity, Waratah is the only way to go.”

See what Waratah can do for you, contact your local Elders branch or Waratah representative today or visit - www.waratahfencing.com.au. Scan the QR code to find out more on Simon & Roberts story.