High Tunnels, Small Farms, And Strawberries

Rex Clonts is seeking to create a systematic approach to treat entire groves with thermotherapy.

A four-page fact sheet is available to help high tunnel tomato growers fight leaf mold.

Controversial state legislation involving legalization of medical marijuana is presenting eligible producers with a whole different kind of weed management.

Q&A with FNGLA’s Ben Bolusky probes the possibilities growing pot for medicinal use has for the state’s nursery growers.

Perhaps it’s time you took a look at what’s going on under cover.

High tunnels are a growing niche, providing growers with high-quality produce, a competitive edge in market arrival time, and a more sustainable and efficient use of inputs.

Florida Grower managing editor Paul Rusnak says it’s time for growers to come in from the outside.

High tunnels help Alto Straughn push earliness and yields of his crops to new levels.

Three day training available for specialty crop growers from Ohio State University.

Promote the perceived benefits of your produce in the right place for the right price.

High tunnels not only provide vegetable growers with an opportunity to get a jump on the growing season, they offer numerous environmental benefits as well.

Official dedication ceremony kicks off a new era of relevant research.

Organic vegetable farm uses conservation to make each acre count.

Points to consider when constructing your high tunnel walls.

Pondering potential, producers weigh the pros and cons of another alternative propagation method.

Erik Jertberg fears the disconnect from food to fork and how it feeds the disconnect of ballot box and wallet. “Without an understanding of where their food comes from, and what it takes to get it there, our consumers will believe in an ideological standard when they vote, but purchase the food for their table based on a free market economics standard,” he says.

Dave Dyrek of Leaning Shed Farm offers pointers on pest control, irrigation technique.

Choose the proper site and construction materials and heed advice on irrigation and crop protection options.

Learn more about this season extension technique at Cornell Cooperative Extension in Batavia, NY.