Northeast SARE Ag Innovations
Success Basics in High Tunnel Production: Three Maryland Case Studies
Research Innovations
This three-year, SARE-funded study based in the Mid-Atlantic region involved five innovative farmers in building high tunnels to investigate best practices in high-tunnel construction, tomato production and factors influencing profitability. Project coordinators used a case study approach, hiring technicians to help construct, and produce in, the high tunnels. The technicians then observed how the different farmers used and profited from high-tunnel use.
About this series: Research Innovations, part of the Ag Innovations series, capture the research findings and new strategies for advancing sustainable agricultural systems that have arisen from SARE-funded projects.
Want more information? See the related SARE grant(s) LNE04-206, Season Extension and Cultivar Evaluations for Increasing Farmer Profitability Using High Tunnels in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Marketing Area.
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Project products are developed as part of SARE grants. They are made available with support from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA). Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed within project products do not necessarily reflect the view of the SARE program or the U.S. Department of Agriculture. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
