Eco-consciousness has grown as a main focus for businesses across a variety of industries, even those that don’t directly serve customers. While retail stores and the like may reap the customer-boosting benefits their ethical behavior brings, even agricultural systems operations and other commercial constructions can feel good about lending the environment a hand.

For residential and commercial buildings alike, roofing is often the icing on the cake in more ways than one. The right roofing material completes a building or house’s style, driving home the brand message or type of aesthetic appeal the client or homeowner wants to send with it. It also is a big part of a solid building envelope, which keeps anyone inside the structure safe from wind, rain, snow, and hail.

Fall is here! If you’re like many Midwesterners, you’re busy soaking up those now-pleasant sun rays and, perhaps, making time to go on a nice hike and enjoy those fall leaves. While winters can be the worst here, at least autumn is gorgeous! As serene as your fall-time surroundings make you feel, though, now is the time to consider winterization practices for your home – including your garage door.

As the leaves begin to fall and the oppressive heat of summer ceases, one thing becomes clear to farmers everywhere: it’s time for fall! While those working with crops can expect long hours preparing for harvest, many livestock activities tend to die down around this time of year. For example, the equine show season is usually finishing up around early September, and many species of farm animals—chickens and cattle, for example—tend to birth primarily in the spring or summer months, though farmers can, of course, artificially influence this.

Whether you run a large-scale agricultural operation or a small hobby farm, country life just isn’t complete without chickens. Their comedic antics and constantly vacant expressions make them a joy to watch, and their versatility as production animals cannot be understated. White Leghorns are egg-laying powerhouses, various broiler breeds can be at full size in weeks, and there are plenty of birds that are bred to excel as both meat producers and egg-layers.