eXtension Has the Answers For You
(Posted on 2/12/2008)
Have you searched the Internet looking for reliable, research based information that is also credible? Look no further.

Learn the Lowdown on Iowa's Bio-Economy
(Posted on 2/8/2008)
Extension works with campus researchers to help give Iowans the tools they need to make decisions about the bioeconomy.

Research Begun on Hoop Barns for Beef Production
(Posted on 1/14/2008)
Hoop barns may offer much needed solutions, but to be viable, today's finishing facilities must be profitable as well as environmentally responsible, with particular attention to an operation's effects on water quality.

Premier Research on Hoop Barns for Beef Production Begins at ISU
(Posted on 11/22/2006)
For years, beef producers and environmental specialists have looked for economical ways to curb intensive runoff from feedlots. In addition, environmental regulations in high-rainfall areas, such as Iowa, are creating increased interest in new livestock production systems. As a result, specialists at Iowa State University (ISU) have begun research to quantify the environment in a bedded hoop barn used for finishing cattle, and to compare beef cattle performance in hoops to conventional open feedlots.