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 ...

There are a few ways to build a hoop house. Possibly the easiest is to place metal stakes into the ground and slide six-foot sections of PVC pipe over the plants, creating an arch effect. Then, simply ...

Putting up a cattle barn is a big investment. A great deal of planning goes into the decision about what type of a barn to ...

This year is shaping up to be another busy year on the homestead. Last year was a huge establishment year, while this year is about expansion and tweaking what we’ve done. When we built our original ...

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 ...

Previously, we wrote in general terms about ways to extend the growing season in winter with a hoop house. But depending on the cover you use for your hoop house; they are also valuable tools for ...