Everyone knows the image of the big red wooden barn. But if you have been to a working farm anytime recently, you have seen a much more realistic and prevalent sight: a big red wooden barn that is falling down and no longer in working order and a landscape dotted with two, three, or many more metal buildings. You might be wondering why that is.

The truth is those old red wooden barns may be iconic, but they are antiquated. They are incredibly limited in what you can do with them, and they are expensive to maintain. Many farmers have even found that simply building a steel barn from the ground up is cheaper than repairing the old wooden barn. Plus, the wooden barn will be in disrepair again in just a few seasons, costing even more money, while the metal barn will last a lifetime!

Steel buildings make great metal barns because they are so strong. We all know that wood isn’t as strong or as durable as steel, and why would anyone want to build with a lesser material? Steel will provide you with a safe and secure building that you can count on, and that is what farmers prioritize the most as their facilities have to protect their livestock and equipment as well as their families and employees!

We all know that farmers are stewards of their animals and crops, but they are also incredibly savvy business people. You can bet that when farmers go about building a barn to protect their property that they aren’t going to just throw up any old building. To find out more about all the reasons why more and more farmers are building metal barns for their farms and ranches, keep reading!