NCBA 2012 - Should Your Feedyard be Covered by the Beef Hoop System

**gaucho** · Feb 11, 2012, 23:07

Ithe past I would have discounted
something like this but between the feed
conversion, the cost of bedding, extra
manure haling associated and keeping
cattle cleaner, which would reduce ecoli's
I think these guys might be on to
something

**tweaker101** · Feb 12, 2012, 08:50

Definately looks interesting and I'm sure the animals would like it when the wind chill is north of -35c or atleast I know it would be easier on them and me.

**kato** · Feb 12, 2012, 10:16

Lots of pigs live in those things here in Manitoba. We call them biotech buildings. Some guys have converted them for calving, and they seem to work OK. You have to keep the air moving in there, though, or it starts to rain inside.

Personally, I'd fill it with tomato plants. ;-)

**rkaiser** · Feb 12, 2012, 10:41

http://youtu.be/aJFRmyaerHE

**rkaiser** · Feb 12, 2012, 10:46

OK - that did not seem to work. Google Hoop Beef System and they have a very good 12 minute video.

Looks to me like a way for smaller scale feeders to compete with the big feedlots.

**smcgrath76** · Feb 13, 2012, 09:26

Kato - I think you could probably take a
lesson from the BC producers and fill it
with something else. The profits would
likely blow beef cattle and even tomatoes
out of the water. It could be big enough
to seed with an air drill.

**rkaiser** · Feb 13, 2012, 09:45

you talking about ginsing Sean?

**rkaiser** · Feb 13, 2012, 15:49

SHANEY
Very nice vidio! finally it is coming here to this part of the world
We saw this last year on our tour to Holland !
Beef hoop system all over the places some large barns with over 2400 head Dairy type cattle to finish .
yields of 62% and AAA . cattle over 550kg heave discounted ! [this we have to start here !]

Cattle had less stress and where fed 75 % cornsilage and by product of many diff plants
Best of all Beef served all over tasted very good ! served smaller portion ! [we need to this here as well].
our tour was very interesting to see many operating beef lots one man labour run 1500 to 2000 head under Beef hoop type systems
Never saw one steer feeding all have their own hormones left in called virgin bulls feeding implants stricly not used at all
all and all this system is gone be here !

**kato** · Feb 13, 2012, 16:25

I think he means peppers. ha ha ha ha ha

NCBA 2012 - Should Your Feedyard be Covered by the Beef Hoop System