Farmer-conservationist Will Perkins looks up to tomato plants that are yielding large fruit while some tomato producers across the region have been washed out because of excessive rain. The great ...
The use of high tunnel systems – commonly called “hoop houses” – is an increasingly popular conservation practice for farmers, said Dameion White, Extension associate for the University of Arkansas at ...
One of the missions of Inglewood Farms is to share what they learn with other farmers and a seasonal high tunnel that was recently unveiled at the farm will be a perfect space for experimentation, ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Are you looking for ways to increase the economic stability of your farm or to sell fresh vegetables right up to Thanksgiving or Christmas? How about getting an early start on ...
Sara George was standing in the middle of her kale field when she first heard about the Environmental Quality Incentives Program. George grows about a dozen acres of specialty crops like berries, ...
However, the quality of the soil under high tunnels tends to degrade over time. "If the same crop is grown in a high tunnel year after year, pathogens specific to that crop accumulate at higher and ...
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Another round of free classes teaching proper high tunnel maintenance is almost finished. High tunnels are passively-heated, plastic covered structures designed to protect plants ...