Hoop Structures for Beef - adaptation from website
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2017-05-01
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Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
The Leopold Center is a research and education center on the campus of Iowa State University created to identify and reduce negative environmental and social impacts of farming and develop new ways to farm profitably while conserving natural resources.
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Iowa Beef Center
The Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, serves as the university's extension program to cattle producers. Our center comprises a dedicated group of faculty and staff from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the College of Veterinary Medicine and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. We work together to develop and deliver the latest in research-based information to improve the profitability and vitality of Iowa's beef industry.
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Animal ScienceLeopold Center for Sustainable AgricultureIowa Beef Center
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Hoop barns can be used successfully for finishing cattle, though they have traditionally been used for swine. Producers need to be aware of the advantages and disadvantages of this type of housing weighed against those of traditional facilities. This article shows images of a hoop barn being constructed on the ISU Armstrong Research farm near Lewis, Iowa. A portion of the funds to build the barn came from a Leopold Center grant.