The Symens family of northeastern South Dakota is pretty certain about making the right choice in building hoop barns when they expanded their feedlot.
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Warren and Paul Symens stand outside one of the three hoop barns on their farm near Amherst, S.D. The father and son say the barns provide a great environment for raising cattle.
Cattle rest under a roof of a hoop barn at the Symens Brothers farm near Amherst, S.D. Each barn houses 700 head.
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