• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Search Projects
  • Help
  • Log in

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Grants And Education To Advance Innovations In Sustainable Agriculture
  • Grants
  • Project Reports
    • Search Projects
    • Search Project Coordinators
  • Learning Center
  • SARE In Your State
  • Events
  • Newsroom
  • About SARE

Project Overview

FNC97-172
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1997: $5,000.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/1997
Region: North Central
State: Michigan
Project Coordinator:
Gary Blonde

Swine Finishing in a Hoop Structure with Deep Bedding

View the project final report

Commodities

  • Animals: swine

Practices

  • Animal Production: housing, animal protection and health, manure management, watering systems
  • Soil Management: composting

Summary:

Initial cost, heating, ventilation and manure disposal in confinement systems make hoop structures an attractive alternative for swine production, especially for young farmers with less capital.

Objectives: To utilize a hoop structure with deep bedding to show young farmers a low-investment, socially acceptable way to compete in the swine industry. The coordinator will erect a 40- by 75-foot hoop sturcture to finish 180 feeder pigs at a time with 2.8 turnovers per year and compare results with a conventional confinement system.

Results: The project was delayed by a construction bottleneck and was extended for one year to gather data.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.

Primary Sidebar

Footer

SARE - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education USDA
1122 Patapsco Building | University of Maryland | College Park, MD 20742-6715

This site is maintained by SARE Outreach for the SARE program and features research projects supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. SARE Outreach operates under cooperative agreement award No. 2018-38640-28731 with the University of Maryland to develop and disseminate information about sustainable agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education © 2019
Help | Contact us