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Season Extension: Energy
Resources in the season extension energy topic are available in these specialized subtopics:
Season Extension: Energy: Temperature Management
High Tunnel Temperature Management
Type: Northeast SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Temperature management is one of the most critical factors in successful production of many high tunnel...
Sustainable Commercial Greenhouse Production Curriculum
Type: Western SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
A blended course designed for county extension agents and new greenhouse professionals. Participants...
Temperature Management in High Tunnels
Type: Western SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Understanding a crop's temperature requirements is the key to high tunnel management. This Utah State...
Season Extension: Energy: Energy Conservation
Developing an Energy Efficient, Solar-Heated Greenhouse in Maryland
Type: Northeast SARE Ag Innovations
This project investigated the effectiveness of energy-efficient greenhouse design and the ability of...
Greenhouse Energy Conservation Strategies and Alternative Fuels
Type: North Central SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Includes curriculum materials, extension bulletins, resource lists, and a greenhouse energy model that...
Greenhouse Energy Webinar Series
Type: North Central SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
Growers can often reduce energy cost by 30 to 50% by using energy efficient growing practices, tightening...
Moving Nursery Producers Toward Sustainable Practices Video Series
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This video series describes measures nursery producers can take to improve sustainability in the areas...
Season Extension: Energy: Alternative Energy Strategies
Developing an Energy Efficient, Solar-Heated Greenhouse in Maryland
Type: Northeast SARE Ag Innovations
This project investigated the effectiveness of energy-efficient greenhouse design and the ability of...
Raising Livestock and Crops Simultaneously in Unheated Greenhouses
Type: Western SARE Project Summary
This farmer project assessed whether greenhouse crops can be raised in hoop structures heated by livestock's...
Solar Energy for Year Round Production
Type: Western SARE Project Summary
A New Mexico farmer uses a solar-powered root-zone thermal heating system in his greenhouses.
Thermal Banking Greenhouses
Type: Multimedia
Steven Schwen uses thermal banking to significantly reduce the energy costs of running a greenhouse...
Additional Resources
The following resources, which were not funded or produced by SARE, contain valuable information.
Building a Passive Solar Greenhouse (a University of Missouri webpage with design specs and other information)
Convection Tube Heating at Ground Level (Dennis Hatfield, Ozark Country Creations)
Double-layer Plastic Inflation with No Electricity (a University of Missouri fact sheet)
How to Order
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