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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (KCRG) - A fire destroyed a hoop building in Independence late Wednesday night. The Independence Fire Department says crews were called to the 1900-block of Jamestown Avenue at ...

The construction of Perry Township’s new salt storage barn has been completed. The 32- by 48-foot hoop barn had a cost of $50,897.54 and is expected to hold up to 500 tons of salt. While the wooden ...

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 ...