For Grant and Tracey Hutchings, those extra four hours a day they have gained from their Gallagher M5800i Energizer isn’t the only benefit.

They also count no genetic or financial losses, as well as the lack of distress and the ability to go away as major victories.

The couple both work full-time off farm and needed to be on farm every night and every morning, to protect their sheep from wild dog attacks.

Grant says: “At the moment, we’re down to about 150 stud Dorpers, just because of the dog problems we’ve had.”

But it’s a number they’ve been slowly lifting with the protection of electrified boundary fencing.

In 2016 they began using Gallagher Offsets, retrofitted on to the existing fence which is in good condition; the fencing is powered by a Gallagher M5800i Energizer.

The family also installed the i Series Fence Monitor that comes with the Gallagher M5800i Energizer.

The system is set up to alert Grant (via smartphone) 24 hours a day if it falls outside their custom-set parameters.

“So it’s cheap labour for that; you’re not going to pay anyone to sit outside and watch the fence all night.”

It also directs to the section with the fault. If there’s an issue when Grant is off farm, he can direct Tracey to pinpoint the issue.

For more information on the technology, phone 1800 425 524.