Strong winds helped spread fire in a hoop barn on Friday morning in East Drumore Township. The fire started shortly after 6 a.m. in the 700 block of Solanco Road, less than a mile west of Solanco High ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. — To Adam Blume, the hoop barn is security. When he returned from college in 2006 to his family's farm, Blume Grain and Livestock in rural Worthington, he didn't want to take on the ...

With some grit and determination, the Cole County 4-H and FFA Fair Board has raised $20,000 since mid-June. The money is for a new hoop barn on the Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fairgrounds. “I ...

A hog panel crosses a driveway. Learn about the best essentials for raising sheep in your backyard: sheep fencing options, DIY hoop barn, feed, and water requirements. Sheep are a great addition to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...