A decline in dairy farms has left farmers looking for options with what to do with their empty barns. Some of them turn to a different type of cattle to fill the buildings, transitioning barns that ...

As a kid, I had a tendency to move faster (a lot faster) than I do now. Whether in the field or cleaning the barn, the faster my brothers and I worked, the faster we could move on to something more ...

This article first appeared in the Farm News Barns tab published on Nov. 28, 2025. CLARION — While the dairy cattle are gone, ...

A recent survey shows that hoop barns for beef cattle production are becoming more common in Iowa, offering benefits for the environment. The survey was conducted by Mark Honeyman, interim director of ...

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) -- Cattle used to come in by the thousands, night and day. It took 300 men working round the clock to unload the train cars and trucks and send the animals through a maze of chutes ...

LUVERNE, Minn. — Brothers Grant and Eric Binford began farming together when they were in junior high, getting their start with a few cows and some pigs and working alongside their dad. “We used Dad’s ...

CHEHALIS, Wash. — Auction day at the Chehalis Livestock Market begins with a flurry of activity behind the scenes, as hundreds of cattle from area ranches arrive at the sale barn adjacent to ...

Editor's note: This is part of a series of eight features on Minnesota cattle operations that will be part of the Minnesota Cattlemen’s Association 2021 Summer Beef Tour and Trade Show, scheduled for ...