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By: Angie Dobson
June 1st, 2016

Don Corkery, of Brandon, Iowa, talks about why his farm chose to build a monoslope beef barn instead of some of the other options available.

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By: Angie Dobson
May 20th, 2016

Ron Cramer of Macomb, Illinois, talks about why his farm chose to build a Monoslope Beef Barn instead of some of the other cattle housing options available.

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By: Angie Dobson
April 7th, 2016

Does Summit build in my area? We get a lot of questions from cattleman about our location and the areas in which we build - this blog will help answer those questions.

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By: Angie Dobson
May 15th, 2015

Craig Ferguson of Iowa shares his experience with Summit Livestock and why he ultimately chose a monoslope facility instead of one of the other designs he could have gone with.

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By: Angie Dobson
May 7th, 2015

Kendall Claeys, of Belgian Acres Inc. located in Eastern Iowa, discusses why they chose to build a monoslope beef barn instead of some of the other options available. He also talks about the generation transition of farms and bringing the next generation back to the farm.

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By: Angie Dobson
September 30th, 2013

Will you cattle be warm and dry? Generally our customers tell us they are “at least $100 - $125 per head per turn to the good” compared to feeding cattle in an outdoor open lot.

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By: Angie Dobson
February 25th, 2013

Larry O'Hern of Vermont, Illinois explains how the rubber slats over pit design of his monoslope beef barn has increased operating efficiency and productivity, improved animal health, improved feed efficiency, rate of gain and overall cattle performance.