Brent Bryant, managing director of Beef Hoop Systems, keeps cattle under a hoop barn at his company's research farm Crops are not the only things wilting in the sweltering summer of 2012; cattle, the ...

FREDERICK — By using a hoop barn with a compost bed pack and paying close attention to DNA testing to capitalize on the traits of his animals, a cattleman near Frederick feels that he’s made some ...

A recent survey shows that hoop barns for beef cattle production are becoming more common in Iowa, offering benefits for the environment. The survey was conducted by Mark Honeyman, interim director of ...

AUSTIN, Minn. — Keith Ellis traded his off-farm job for full-time farming two years ago. He expanded his hog production capacity by building three more hoop buildings and adding sows. He markets all ...

ARMOUR, S.D. - A fire that led to the loss of a hoop barn Thursday morning near Armour is being deemed “suspicious.” The barn is owned by Doug Luebke, who also owns an under-construction hog barn that ...

A hog panel crosses a driveway. Learn about the best essentials for raising sheep in your backyard: sheep fencing options, DIY hoop barn, feed, and water requirements. Sheep are a great addition to ...

CAMP POINT — What may be the future of the cattle industry in Illinois was on display recently near Camp Point. Jacob Schmidt keeps cattle in a hoop barn designed for calving, backgrounding and ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. — To Adam Blume, the hoop barn is security. When he returned from college in 2006 to his family's farm, Blume Grain and Livestock in rural Worthington, he didn't want to take on the ...

Strong winds helped spread fire in a hoop barn on Friday morning in East Drumore Township. The fire started shortly after 6 a.m. in the 700 block of Solanco Road, less than a mile west of Solanco High ...

ARMOUR, S.D. (AP) - A fire that destroyed a hoop barn near Armour has been deemed suspicious. The Daily Republic reports (https://bit.ly/1WW97we ) the barn that burned Thursday morning was owned by ...