In 2004 the Hoop Group turned its attention to cattle, building a pilot hoop barn with a competitive grant from the Leopold Center. The new survey, completed in December 2010, found that Iowa has ...

The hoop barns are a less expensive option, but still provide for the comfort of the animals. The cover should last for 15 years or more and withstand 120 mph winds.

Originally, hoop buildings were used for pigs in Canada. More and more, cattle are living under a roof – either a hoop barn or other covered structures that protect the animals and the environment.

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He and his son, Brent, keep 2,000 head under six hoop barns on their research farm near Washta in northwest Iowa. “The cattle have less stress when they are in the hoop barns,” Bryant said.

The Petersons and Lane were finishing cattle in outside concrete lots with some sheds. When they decided to expand, they opted for a hoop building, which was built in 2005. ADVERTISEMENT ...

Hoop Beef System provides 40 square feet and 1 foot of bunk space per head under the roof. The system includes the building, bunks, waterers, gates and blueprints.

The finishing facility south of Howard replaces two of the farm's outside pens and holds about 400 of the farm's largest cattle inside the 294-by-70-foot building, which cost about $350,000.

Dewell says cattle will likely lose a tremendous amount of weight in this heat because they eat only small portions or not at all. In 2011, beef producers in five states reported nearly 20,000 ...

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“Currently, there are approximately 300 cattle or hog operating permits but we cannot provide how many have monoslopes or hoop barns as that information is not tracked our database,” she said.