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Celina Tent supplies agricultural
curtains for hog, turkey, dairy and
cattle and other livestock barns.
The curtains provide natural
ventilation in the summer and
protection in the winter, and are
bacteria and fungus resistant.
Photo: Celina Tent Inc.

"The portable shade trend started
in north-central Nebraska, but now it's
spreading all over the country as more
livestock producers realize the value of
these systems," Fathke says.
Rush-Co's livestock shades are found
on cattle, sheep, goat and horse farms
across the United States, including at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Grazinglands Research Laboratory in
El Reno, Okla. "The USDA employees
study rotational grazing, meaning they
move cows every other day to a different
paddock in the pasture," Fathke says.
"They use about 15 of our livestock shades.
Cattle feedlot managers also like the
portability of our shades, which are easy to
move when it's time to clean the feedlot."
Family-owned Rush-Co has been in
business since the 1950s, and in addition
to the ag sector, the company serves the
marine market and provides custom
commercial products. Demand for the
company's fabric buildings has been
growing in recent years, Fathke adds.
These buildings help protect livestock from
the elements, providing shade and cooler
conditions in the summer and a more
comfortable environment in the winter.
"Raising cattle under roof is a growing
trend, especially in areas where there's
not enough land for pasture or the rent
on existing pastures is more than a cattle

producer wants to pay," Fathke says. "Once
customers put up one fabric barn, they
often put up another one in a few years."
THE SCIENCE OF FARMING
Based in Celina, Ohio, Celina Industries,
a division of Celina Tent Inc., fabricates
products for several specialty fabrics
markets including agriculture, supplying
fabric curtains for barns for hogs, turkeys,
dairy and other livestock.
"Each year our Agri-Barrier™ curtain
business increases," says Allan Bruns,
Celina design engineer. "Farming has
become such a science today. Paying
attention to details like barn curtains that
provide proper cross-ventilation and shade
can make a big difference in the comfort,
health and productivity of the livestock."
Celina uses a variety of production
techniques to ensure the durability of its
fabric products. Customers can choose
from triple stitching or a hot-air weld,
which is often used on PVC. Today's
fabrics can offer additional benefits, such
as antiwicking scrim traits to help control
mold, and bacteria- and fungus-resistant
properties. The company manufactures
curtains from PVC or polyethylene fabrics.
Other Celina products for the
agriculture market include custom
ventilation tubes, which contribute to a
healthier environment within livestock

Farming has become
such a science today.
Paying attention
to details like barn
curtains that provide
proper cross-ventilation
and shade can make
a big difference in
the comfort, health
and productivity of
the livestock.
ALLAN BRUNS
CELINA TENT

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