Cattle Ranch Hay Barn
This is a representative case study illustrating a common type of agricultural project, not a description of a specific past client. It shows how we typically approach a barn build for a growing cattle operation.
A Herd That Outgrew Its Storage
A cattle operation has expanded its herd size over a few years and now needs more hay storage and equipment shelter than its existing outbuildings can hold. Hay left uncovered or under-tarped is losing quality before it’s fed out, and equipment is sitting exposed to weather between uses.
A Clear-Span Barn Sized For Growth
For a project like this, we typically design a clear-span pole-barn-style structure with open bays for equipment access and a dedicated dry hay-storage section, size the roof pitch and eave height for the specific hay stacking method the operation uses, and pour a concrete pad or apron in the equipment bay where daily traffic would otherwise turn gravel to mud. We size the barn a step larger than current need where the budget allows, since ranch operations rarely shrink.
Typical Project Elements
Clear-span pole-barn framing · dedicated dry hay bay · concrete equipment pad · roof sized for the operation’s stacking method