This barn's built for comfort: N.B. beef producer's new barn keeps his cattle stress-free

摘要

Dean Acton added significant capacity to the family beef business when he designed and built anew feeder barn. Its flexible design lets him take advantage of other production opportunities with only minor changes. "We have no control of what calf pric es will be, or what fat prices will be at marketing time. But two important areas farmers do control are cattle housing and the feeding program."