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By: Angie Dobson
July 2nd, 2018

Dave Lepley (Lepley Farms LLC), from Bellevue, Ohio, shares his perspective on managing his cattle's environment and comfort in a Summit Livestock Facilities gable barn.

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Beef | Videos

By: Angie Dobson
June 7th, 2018

Clark Stoller talks about why his farm in Gridley, Illinois, chose to build a Monoslope Beef Barn instead of some of the other options available.

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Beef | Videos

By: Angie Dobson
August 23rd, 2016

Bruce Nielsen of Winner, South Dakota compares the difference of feeding cattle indoors vs outdoors and how his feed efficiency has stayed at a steady rate since building a Summit monoslope.

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Beef | Videos

By: Angie Dobson
August 23rd, 2016

Kent Kraft, Farm Manager of Wm. Hughes Diller Sr. Trust located in Franklin, Illinois, explains how regulation changes helped him with his decision to purchase a Summit monoslope beef barn.

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Beef | Videos

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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Beef | Videos

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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Beef | Videos

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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Beef | Videos

By: Rich Hines
May 7th, 2015

Al & Karen talk about why they chose to feed cattle under roof and the efficient flow of the building. Listen to them explain why they chose a Monoslope Beef Barn with a deep pit to capture manure efficiently. Finally, the Lymans talk about how construction management (through Summit Livestock Facilities) saved them time and energy.