Securing your farm against all its dangers

When a farmer takes on running a farm, they take on all the dangers that come with it. They take on the dangers posed to its livestock, its equipment, its vehicles and even the farmhouse itself. However, they also accept the dangers posed to themselves, too.

As a dedicated farmer, you already knew all that, but do you know of all the ways to secure your farm against its dangers and make it a safe place to earn a living? Below are three vital ways to protect your farm, livestock, and yourself.

Securing your farmhouse

The most important part of your farm that needs securing is the place you call home - your farmhouse. If anything were to happen to the rest of your farm, you could source replacements. If anything were to happen to you or your family, however, there is nothing on earth that could be sought in replacement.

To secure your farmhouse, you should go through all the necessary security procedures you’d find on any building: invest in good locks, have cameras fitted, and so on. What you would have to do particularly, though, is make sure you are always aware of every vehicle that enters your premises. This is because your farm will more than likely allow for public access, even if only to a point, so you have to be wary of who makes their way towards your home and your livelihood. When it comes to doing this, you should always be willing to report suspicious behaviour, no matter how innocuous it might seem, to the police. You should also join a Farm Watch scheme, should one run in your area.

Securing your farm’s perimeter

You won’t be able to see all your farm’s perimeter all the time, which is why you have to secure it. You should patch your fences up with baling wire, or even replace them if they show signs of weakness. You need to make your hedges as robust as they can be, and you need to make sure no one can climb your walls, which could mean refreshing them with anti-vandal paint.

Your farm’s perimeter is what outside dangers will use to compromise your property, which is why you have to secure it as best you can.

Securing your farm against disease

All farms have the potential to become a hotbed for disease, even those that have never been inflicted with an infection before, because of the sheer number of animals kept on site. What makes that happening far more likely, however, is poor animal waste treatment.

As harrowing as it may sound, animal incineration must occur on your farm after the passing of your livestock to protect your farm against poor animal waste treatment and the disease it breeds. By doing so you will be bio-securing your farm, and that could save not only the rest of your livestock but also you and those you live on your farm with, too. So, make sure you incinerate and make sure you use DEFRA Approved incinerators when you do. It is the only way to be sure that your farm is as protected as it can be against disease.

Your farm does so much for you; it provides you with your living and provides you with a home. Now, it’s time to give something back to your farm, and you can do that by making it as safe and secure as it can be.