High Tunnel Agriculture

 

 

Resource Links

Informative Reading

 

General High Tunnel Reading

1. High Tunnels - Using low-cost technology to increase yields, improve quality and extend the growing season.  Blomgren and Frisch.  2007.  74pp.  

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2. High Tunnel Farming (North Carolina).  Sanjun Gu.  2021.  68pp.

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3. The Use of High Tunnels to Produce Fruit and Vegetable Crops in North America.  Janke et al.  2017.  23pp.

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4.  High Tunnels for Local Food Systems: Subsidies, Equity, and Profitability.  Foust-Meyer and O'Rourke.  2015.  9pp.    

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5. Overview of the Use of High Tunnels Worldwide.  William J. Lamont Jr.  2009.  5pp.

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Technical Articles

1. Exploring Overwintered Cover Crops as a Soil Management Tool in Upper-midwest High Tunnels.  Perkus et al. 2022. 9pp.

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NRCS Alaska

Seasonal High Tunnel Frequently Asked Questions

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High Tunnel Funding Announcement

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Controlling the High Tunnel Environment

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Planting in a High Tunnel

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