Barbed wire is a critical innovation that shaped the High Plains. Field Editor Lacey Vilhauer takes a look at its origins.

For my first fence, I used 14-gauge wire and barbed wire. Both are bad choices for an electric fence. ... You can buy used fiberglass sucker rods cheaply as oil field surplus.

A yearling whitetail that was found dead in a barbed wire fence. Photo by Natalie Krebs. With an estimated 620,000 miles of old barbed wire criss-crossing the Western U.S., the group points out, there ...

Barbed wire or razor wire that is installed within 2.4 metres of a road is considered a nuisance and potential risk. This means local authorities can issue notices for it to be removed.