IRETON, Iowa — Looking for a way to minimize the stress from weather extremes and mud, Jim and Mary Koopmans have decided to improve their beef operation. With the profit margins narrowing, they want ...
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 ...
Mark Bruno lives in Madison County and has five acres zoned for agriculture. He thought he would try his hand at local market farming, and as a first step, he decided to build a hoop house. Little did ...