@article{Belasco:155319, recid = {155319}, author = {Belasco, Eric J. and Galinato, Suzette P. and Marsh, Tom and Miles, Carol and Wallace, Russell}, title = {High Tunnels Are My Crop Insurance: An Assessment of Risk Management Tools for Small-scale Specialty Crop Producers}, journal = {Agricultural and Resource Economics Review}, address = {2013-08}, number = {1203-2016-95505}, pages = {16}, year = {2013}, abstract = {High tunnels are being used by specialty crop producers to enhance production yields and quality, extend growing seasons, and protect crops from extreme weather. The tunnels are unheated, plastic-covered structures under which crops are planted directly in the soil, and they provide greater environmental protection and control than open-field production. This study uses field-level experiments to evaluate high-tunnel production. The results suggest that investments in high tunnels can provide increased profits and superior protection against adverse risks relative to crop insurance.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/155319}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.155319}, }