For the upper Midwest, the season has changed, and cold weather is here. Lack of barn preparation can be costly. Are your barns ready?
As we move into colder times of the year, we switch from heat removal in barns to heat conservation. There are multiple things that can be done to reduce heat loss in barns including the addition of bubble-wrap or plastic over curtains, covering higher-stage fans (this can be done at the shutter as well as a sock over the cone to reduce backdraft into the barn). Cool cell curtains should be inspected to ensure curtains can be closed and bubble wrap or plastic can be added to limit draft into the barn.
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