Farm Fences

A Class Fencing has been building farm fences across Southern Alberta for years. We work the country surrounding Calgary, Airdrie, Chestermere, Cochrane, Okotoks, Strathmore, High River, Black Diamond, Turner Valley, Langdon, and out into the foothills west toward the Rockies. Whether you have a 5-acre hobby farm or a section-line working ranch, we bring the right equipment — power augers, hydraulic post pounders, and the experience to match — to fence your land properly the first time.

Choosing the right farm fence depends on what you're fencing for. Page wire (also called field wire or sheep-and-hog) keeps in mid-sized livestock and keeps out predators. High-tensile smooth wire is perfect for cattle perimeters where strength matters more than visibility. Post and rail looks beautiful for laneways and entrance approaches. Barbed wire remains the standard for cattle range. A Class Fencing helps you spec the right combination for your property and your animals.

We've fenced pastures, paddocks, perimeters, riding rings, calving lots, dry-lots, and laneways. A working farm fence has to handle the weather, the wildlife, and the animals — and the only way to get it right is to use the right materials and put the posts in correctly. Our farm fences use treated 6-inch top rails, brace assemblies on every corner and gate, and professional H-braces built to industry spec.

Alberta farm climate is hard on fence. Chinook freeze-thaw cycles work soil around posts, prairie winds rack wire if it isn't tensioned properly, and snow load can bend T-posts that weren't driven deep enough. A Class Fencing accounts for all of it. Wood corner posts go in at least 4 feet deep, often deeper on softer ground. T-posts get driven with hydraulic pounders that hit consistent depth even on rocky or frozen ground. Wire is tensioned with inline strainers to the correct PSI for the material — not yanked tight by hand. The result is fence that stays straight, tight, and effective season after season.

Farm fence cost depends heavily on material, length, brace count, and access. Long straight high-tensile or barbed wire runs are the cheapest per linear foot. Page wire and woven mixed-livestock fence sit in the middle. Post and rail or vinyl ranch rail at the entrance approaches are at the top end. A Class Fencing breaks the quote out section by section — you see exactly where your money is going on which run.

Maintenance on farm fence is light when it's built right. Annual walk-and-tighten after winter catches anything that needs attention. Tensioned wire can stretch slightly in the first year. Corner brace assemblies should be inspected every few years. With proper care a Class Fencing farm fence holds tight for 25 to 30+ years.

Every farm fence build comes with a workmanship warranty in writing. Process: walk the property, written quote within 48 hours, deposit confirms the schedule, balance on completion. Typical hobby-farm build is 3-5 days; section-line ranch perimeters can run 2-3 weeks. Call (403) 971-4882 to get on the schedule.