Communication Services has learned of a catalog of free building plans and publications that may be of interest to agricultural producers, educators, regulators, homeowners, and gardeners.

 

MidWest Plan Service (MWPS) is a publishing consortium of 12 U.S. agricultural universities and the USDA, headquartered at Iowa State University. Its 2005 catalog offers more than 100 free building plans for agricultural buildings and facilities plus greenhouses and garages. Publication titles include the popular Horse Facilities Handbook, Farmstead Planning CD-ROM, Rectangular Concrete Manure Storages. Managing Dry Grain in Storage, Manure Characteristics, and Hoop Barn Series.

 

The MWPS catalog may be downloaded from www.mwpshq.org or ordered by e-mail at mwps@iastate.edu, by phone at 800-562-3618 or 515-294-4337, or by fax at 515-294-9589.