“The cattle don’t know there is a blizzard ... it would have cost an additional $600,000. The hoop barns are a less expensive option, but still provide for the comfort of the animals.

Mark Honeyman, at Iowa State University, says nearly 700 hoop barns were used for cattle in Iowa last year. “I see hoop barns all over Iowa. We are, in effect, feeding cattle under a big tent ...

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 ...

"Most hoop barns, they feed down one side," said Adam ... but it's used for working, loading and feeding cattle as well as delivering bedding. They've been finishing 1,400 Red and Black Angus ...