by Alex | Jul 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you farm anywhere in North America, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) has probably already cost you money. These birds pour into feedlots and orchards in flocks that can top 100,000, strip the most nutritious feed out of a ration, foul what’s left with...
by Alex | May 19, 2026 | Uncategorized
Agricultural Bird Control: How to Protect Feed, Crops, Barns, and Equipment Farm bird control starts with identifying where birds feed, land, enter, roost, or nest. Written by the P&R Tech team. Experts in bird deterrent and bird hazing. A farm bird problem...
by Alex | Mar 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
Fatal bird strikes on power lines are a persistent and preventable problem, especially for migratory species unfamiliar with the terrain. These strikes and deaths have real consequences for wildlife and utility operations, leading to preventable deaths, customer...
by Alex | Oct 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
A static line rating is a bet on the worst day of the year. Hot air, no wind, full sun, and a conductor already close to its thermal limit. Utilities set the number there and leave it, because a rating that’s wrong on the wrong day sags a line into a tree. Most...
by Alex | Oct 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Utilities are stringing thousands of miles of new 765 kV line across the country. Data centers, AI processing hubs, and EV charging are driving demand at a pace nobody planned the grid around, and these lines are quickly becoming its backbone. Those spans have to be...
