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About the Farm Building Plan Service
The Farm Building Plan Service provides drawings for the construction of structures and equipment used in Alberta's Agriculture industry. Plans and design information are available for a wide range of livestock production building, storage structures, building components and equipment. Most plans are produced by the Canada Plan Service, a co-operative venture of the federal and provincial departments of agriculture. A few additional plans have been developed by Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development for specific Alberta requirements.
Each plan is described in a leaflet that outlines the main features of the plan, including a pictorial drawing of the floor plan, management information and some construction details. For some items the leaflet contains all the construction information, in which case large plans are not provided. The Edmonton office has a complete set of these leaflets as well as the more popular plans.
The large scale plans are available in limited quantity. They can be ordered by mail from Edmonton, but it is also preferred to contact an agricultural engineer in any of the offices listed on the order form. The agricultural engineer can offer planning and design assistance, or explain construction details or modifications to a particular plan.
This document contains a list of the current plans. Plans can also be downloaded directly from the Canada Plan Service by clicking onto the link below.
Canada Plan Service
Beef Cattle Housing and Equipment
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
 | Number | Plan title |
| 1000 | Beef Cattle Housing and Equipment |
| 1113 | Open-end Beef Barn, Mechanical Feeding |
| 1114 | Open-end Beef Barn, Drive-through Feeding |
| 1303 | Calving Barn |
| 1352 | Calf Range Shelter (Open Front) |
| 1353 | Portable Pipe Frame Calving Shelter |
| 1453 | Western Feedlot for South-Facing Slope |
| 1454 | Western Feedlot for Diagonal Slope |
| 1611 | Portable Calf Creep Feeder |
| 1621 | Covered Concrete Feed Bunk |
| 1622 | Bunk Feed Cart |
| 1623 | Expandable Feed Bunk |
| 1633 | Fenceline Feeder (Pipe Frame) |
| 1641 | Two-Wire Feeding of Giant Bales |
| 1642 | Giant Bale Feeder (Steel) |
| 1643 | Giant Bale Feeder (Wood) |
| 1645 | Movable Feed Gates |
| 1646 | Portable Hay Feeder |
| 1647 | Weathervane Mineral Feeder |
| 1649 | Grain Self-Feeder |
| 1651 | Chopped Hay Feeder for Cattle |
| 1800 | Cattle Handling Facilities (Guide) |
| 1811 | Corral and Feedlot Fencing |
| 1812 | Crowding Gate |
| 1813 | Working Chute |
| A | 1813 | Working Chute: Option Two |
| 1814 | Blocking Gates |
| 1816 | Stationary Adjustable Loading Chute |
| 1817 | Portable Adjustable Loading Chute |
| 1818 | Pregnancy Testing and A.I. Chute |
| 1819 | Herringbone A.I. Breeding Chute |
| 1820 | Loading System for Large Trucks |
| 1821 | Calf Branding System |
| 1831 | Minimum Working Corral |
| 1835 | Large Working Corral |
| 1836 | Cattle Working Corral |
Note: See plans 8162 and 8163 for Pole Shed Plans.
Dairy Cattle Housing and Equipment
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
| Number | Plan title |
| 2000 | Dairy Cattle Housing and Equipment |
| 2101 | Free Stall Dairy System - 60 Cows (Mechanical Feeding) |
| 2102 | Free Stall Dairy System - Slotted Floors (Mechanical Feeding) |
| 2104 | Free Stall Dairy System, 100 to 200 Cows (Mechanical Feeding) |
| 2106 | Free Stall Dairy System - 200 Stalls (Drive-thru Feeding) |
| A | 2111 | Free Stall Layout - Two row, 44 ft wide (Mechanical Feeding) |
| A | 2112 | Free Stall Layout - Two row, 56 ft wide (Drive-thru Feeding) |
| A | 2113 | Free Stall Layout - Two row, 58 ft wide (Side Drive-thru Feeding) |
| A | 2114 | Free Stall Layout - Three row, 64 ft wide (Side Drive-thru Feeding) |
| A | 2115 | Free Stall Layout - Four row, 96 ft wide (Drive-thru Feeding) |
| A | 2116 | Free Stall Layout - Six row, 114 ft wide (Drive-thru Feeding) |
| A | 2117 | Loose Housing Layout - 80 ft wide (Side Drive-thru Feeding) |
| 2220 | Single Story Tie Stall Dairy Barn |
| 2342 | Cold Calf Nursery |
| 2343 | Warm Calf Nursery - Individual Pens |
| 2402 | Open-Front Heifer Barn |
| 2403 | Bedded Pack Heifer Barn |
| 2404 | Free Stall Dairy Calf and Heifer Barn |
| 2503 | Milking Parlour Bonding to Prevent Tingle Voltage |
| 2512 | Milkhouse - Outside Vestibule |
| 2513 | Milkhouse, Office and Washroom |
| 2514 | Milkhouse with Equipment Room |
| 2623 | Feed Cart |
| 2658 | Tombstone Feed Fence for Young and Adult Cattle |
| 2663 | Mineral Feeding Box |
| 2806 | Bull Yard |
| 2821 | Single Headrail Tie Stall |
| 2822 | Low Arch Chain Tie Stall |
| 2823 | Stanchion Tie Stall |
| 2831 | Portable Tie Stall Unit for Calves |
| 2832 | Calf Hutch |
| 2834 | Individual Calf Pen |
Note: Plans 2111 to 2117 are layout plans; a floor plan plus cross section, but no other structural details. Milking parlour plans have been discontinued. It is critical to work with equipment suppliers to develop a plan that matches the milking system.
Swine Housing and Equipment
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
| Number | Plan title |
| 3000 | Swine Housing and Equipment |
| 3002 | Site and Building Planning for Swine Production |
| 3003 | Swine Barn Construction and Services |
| A | 3059 | Kennel-Type Hog Barn |
| 3112 | Hog Barn (Farrow to Finish Pens) |
| 3236 | Breeding-Gestation Unit , Pen Stalls and Group Pens |
| 3241 | Two-Room Breeding and Gestation Unit |
| 3303 | Three-Room Farrowing, Three-room Weanling Unit (Side Hallway) |
| 3304 | Five-room Farrowing, Five-room Weanling Unit (Center Hallway) |
| 3428 | Grower-Finisher Unit (1820 market hogs/year) |
| 3433 | Naturally Ventilated Grower-finisher Barn |
| 3434 | Grower-finisher, Natural Ventilation, Truss Roof |
| 3435 | Modified Open-front Grower-finisher |
| A | 3550 | Alternative Low-cost Swine Housing |
| A | 3560 | Entrance, Office and Change Area |
| A | 3561 | Large Pig Barn Office |
| 3700 | Swine Manure Systems |
| 3701 | Cast-in-place Concrete Slotted Floors for Swine |
| 3800 | Farrowing Pens |
| 3812 | Welded Steel Farrowing Stall |
| 3843 | Gestation Pen Stalls |
| A | 3952 | Barn Lighting Worksheet |
Sheep Housing and Equipment
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
| Number | Plan title |
| 4000 | Sheep Housing |
| 4111 | Pole Frame Sheep Shed |
| 4123 | Sheep Drylot Unit |
| 4151 | Open-End Pole Sheep Barn, Drive-Thru Feeding |
| 4312 | Expandable Lambing Unit |
| 4551 | Shearing Table |
| 4552 | Shearing Floor and Fleece-sorting Table |
| 4553 | Fleece Packing Frame |
| 4611 | 6-Sided Sheep Feeder |
| 4612 | Adjustable Feed Bunk Adapted for Sheep |
| 4613 | Fixed Mineral Box |
| 4614 | Portable Mineral Box |
| 4615 | Grain Feeders for Lambs |
| 4617 | Sheep Fenceline Feeder, Wood Posts |
| 4619 | Self-feeder for Concentrate Lamb Rations |
| 4621 | Hay and Grain Feeder for Sheep |
| 4623 | Lamb Creep Feeder |
| 4624 | Portable Hay Feeding Fence for Sheep |
| 4625 | Sheep Feed Rack |
| 4628 | Chopped Hay Feeder for Sheep |
| A | 4629 | Feeder for Large Round Bales |
| 4632 | Sheep Salt and Mineral Feeder |
| 4633 | Walk Through Hay and Grain Sheep Feeder |
| 4811 | Sheep Corral Unit |
| 4812 | Working Chute |
| 4813 | Sheep Corral Fencing and Gates |
| 4815 | Sheep Spray Chute |
| 4831 | Portable Claiming Pen |
| 4832 | Portable Fence Sections |
| 4841 | Sheep Loading Chute for Double Decker Truck |
Poultry Housing and Equipment
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
| Number | Plan title |
| A | 5000 | Poultry Housing |
| 5015 | Nests |
| 5101 | General Purpose, Single Story Poultry House |
| 5210 | Layer Housing |
| 5255 | 300 Hen Laying House (Minimum Facilities) |
| 5310 | Broiler Housing |
| 5320 | Pullet Housing |
| 5602 | Lighing for Poultry Housing |
| 5603 | Water Requirements for Poultry |
| 5702 | Proper Dead Bird Disposal |
| 5911 | Light-Restricting Fan Houses and Air Inlets |
Fruit and Vegetable Buildings and Equipment
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
| Number | Plan title |
| 6000 | Fruit and Vegetable Storage (Planning Guide) |
| 6110 | Bulk Vegetable Storage Wall (Not Refrigerated) |
| 6111 | Refrigerated Bulk Vegetable Storage Wall |
| 6112 | Refrigerated Pallet Fruit and Vegetable Storage Wall |
| 6115 | Bulk Vegetable Storage Interior Wall |
| 6116 | Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage |
| 6119 | Hotbed and Coldframe |
| 6121 | Insulated Storage Doors |
| 6122 | Potato Bin Bulkhead |
| 6131 | Steel Diaphragm for Bulk Vegetable Storage |
| 6312 | Bulk Potato Storage with Side Air Plenum |
| 6313 | Two Bin Bulk Potato Storage, 2500 tonnes (2800 tons) |
| 6314 | Bulk Potato Storage, 1725 tonnes (1900 tons), Three Bins |
| 6315 | Bulk Potato Storage, 590 tonnes (650 tons), Two Bins |
| 6319 | Walk-In Cooler |
| 6321 | Small Rootcellar |
| 6330 | Fruit and Vegetable Storage Insulation |
| 6666 | Tunnel Forced-Air Coolers |
| 6701 | Greenhouse Heating Requirements |
| 6704 | Greenhouse Ventilation |
| 6720 | Two Layer Polyethylene Greenhouse |
Note: Plans 6110, 6312, 6313, 6314, and 6315 are large commercial storages.
Grain, Forage and Feed Storage
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
| Number | Plan title |
| 7000 | Grain, Forage and Feed Structures |
| 7111 | Foundations for Circular Steel Grain Bins |
| 7114 | Concrete Footings for Steel Hopper Bottom Bins |
| 7128 | Tall Portable Self-Supporting Grain Wall, 2.4 m (8 ft) |
| 7129 | Short Portable Self-Supporting Grain Wall, 1.2 m (4 ft) |
| 7134 | Grain Bin Arrangements |
| 7231 | Dump Pit and Leg Boot |
| 7410 | Silo Gas |
| 7432 | Pole-Type Horizontal Silo (Braced Walls) |
| 7435 | Above-ground Horizontal Silo |
| 7436 | Roofed Horizontal Silo |
| 7601 | Hay Storage for Round or Rectangular Bales |
| 7602 | Hay Storage with Trusses spaced 2.4 m (8 ft) |
| 7651 | Heap Silos |
| 7821 | Grain and Feed Processing Centre |
| 7824 | Multiple Feed Bins (Plywood, Hoppered) |
Special Structures
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
| Number | Plan title |
| 8161 | Open End Pole Barn |
| 8162 | Open Front Shed (Single Slope, Metal Roofing) |
| 8163 | Open Front, Clear-Span Pole Barn |
| 8164 | Pole Frame Cattle Shed (Single Slope, Plywood Roofing) |
| 8201 | Barn for Riding Horses (3 Stalls) |
| 8202 | Barn for Riding Horses - 6 or 10 Box Stalls |
| 8203 | Two-storey Horse Barn (Hip-roofed) |
| 8209 | Mineral Feeder for Horses |
| 8211 | 100 Goat Milking Barn and Feed Area |
| A | 8215 | Bee Wintering Building (650 Hives) |
| A | 8216 | Bee Wintering Building (2000 Hives) |
| 8248 | 240 Doe Rabbitry |
| 8311 | Machinery Storage (End Opening Doors) |
| 8312 | Pole Frame Machinery Storage (Diaphragm Roof Wind Bracing) |
| 8313 | Stud Wall Machinery Storage (Diaphragm Roof Wind Bracing) |
| 8314 | Stud Wall Machinery Storage (Knee Braced Wind Bracing) |
| 8321 | Farm Workshop (Wood Frame) |
| 8362 | Texas Gate (Vehicle Pass) |
| 8364 | Farm Gate |
| 8365 | Page Wire Fencing |
| 8366 | Barbed Wire Field Fencing |
| 8367 | Barbed Wire Suspension Fencing |
| 8368 | Windbreak Fences |
| A | 8401 | Circular Plywood Fertilizer Bin |
| A | 8440 | Cistern |
| A | 8459 | Workbench |
| A | 8701 | Cast-in-place Concrete Slotted Floors for Cattle |
Building Engineering
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
| Number | Plan title |
| 9010 | Building in Metric |
| 9011 | Metric Fact Sheet |
| 9012 | Specifying Concrete for Agricultural Applications |
| 9102 | Truss Erecting and Bracing |
| 9301 | Roof Purlins and Rafters (Design Tables) |
| 9302 | Prefabricated Insulated Roof Panels |
| 9307 | Knee-brace Systems for Windbracing Farm Buildings |
| 9308 | Buttresses for Windbracing Farm Buildings |
| 9309 | Concrete Retaining Walls |
| 9310 | Steel Roof Diaphragm Wind Bracing with Stud Walls |
| 9311 | Sawn and Round Pole Selection Charts |
| 9312 | Plate Beams and Lintels |
| 9314 | Insulated Pole Frame Walls |
| 9324 | Insulated Stud Frame Walls |
| 9341 | Sliding Doors |
| 9342 | Large Bi-Fold Shop Door |
| 9351 | Plastic Curtain Wall Ventilation |
| 9355 | Tilt-In-Wall Panel Ventilation |
| 9371 | Steel Ceiling Diaphragm |
| 9374 | Plywood Ceiling Diaphragm |
| 9401 | Wood Preservatives |
| 9451 | Rodent and Bird Control in Farm Buildings |
| 9611 | Stray Voltage |
| 9700 | Fan Ventilation Principles and Rates |
| 9701 | Interlocked Heating/Ventilating Control for Livestock Buildings |
| 9702 | Troubleshooting Livestock and Poultry Ventilation Problems |
| 9703 | Ventilation Instruments |
| 9705 | Selecting Fans for Livestock Buildings |
| 9706 | Temporary Winter Back-draft Damper |
| 9707 | Protecting Workers in Livestock Buildings From Dust and Gases |
| 9708 | Farm Workers Health Problems Related to Air Quality Inside Livestock Barns |
| 9710 | Fresh Air Inlets |
| 9715 | Self-adjusting Slot Air Inlets |
| 9731 | Passive Solar Shop Heating |
| 9735 | Hot Water Floor and Space Heating |
| 9750 | Ventilating and Heating Small Livestock Rooms |
| 9760 | Natural Ventilation for Warm Housing |
| 9765 | Sizing Openings for Naturally Ventilated Barns |
Environment
For residents of Alberta, the following is a list of the current plans available. For people in other provinces, these same plans are available through your provincial agricultural engineer.
The numbers marked with an "A" indicate plans developed by Alberta. Plans are available in metric and imperial.
Order Form
| Number | Plan title |
| 10702 | Manure Handling From Barn to Storage for Beef Dairy Cattle |
| 10703 | Manure Handling From Barn to Storage for Poultry Facilities |
| 10704 | Odour Control for Livestock Buildings |
| 10706 | Clay-lined Manure Storage Pond with Pumping Dock |
| 10707 | Curbed Storage Slabs for Stacked Manure |
| 10708 | Rectangular Roofed Storage for Semi-Solid Manure |
| 10710 | Manure Gas |
| 10712 | Concrete Covered Rectangular Manure Tanks |
| 10713 | Open Rectangular Manure Storage |
| 10730 | Open Circular Manure Storage Tanks |
| 10731 | Open Rectangular Manure Storage Tanks with Cantilever Walls |
| 10732 | Open Rectangular Manure Storage Tanks with Buttressed Walls |
| 10733 | Covered Circular Manure Storage Tanks |
| 10734 | Covered Rectangular Manure Storage Tanks |
Other sites with plans available on web
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/plans/index.htm
http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/abeng/miscplans.htm |
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