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 ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This is part of a series of eight features on Minnesota cattle operations that will be part of the Minnesota Cattlemen’s Association 2021 Summer Beef Tour and Trade Show, scheduled for ...

YANKTON, S.D. (AP) -- For Yankton County farmer Brad Sik, a happy cow is a productive cow. With that in mind, Sik put a roof over his herd's heads. He installed the first Hoop Beef System in the ...