@article{Bruce:329821,
      recid = {329821},
      author = {Bruce, Analena B.  and Farmer, James R. and Maynard,  Elizabeth T.  and Valliant, Julia C.D.},
      title = {Using high tunnels to extend the growing season and  improve crop quality and yield: assessing outcomes for  organic and conventional growers in the U.S. Midwest},
      journal = {International Journal of Agricultural Management},
      address = {2019-08},
      number = {1029-2022-1279},
      year = {2019},
      abstract = {High tunnels are a low-cost technology that can strengthen  local and regional food systems by facilitating the  production of high-quality fruits and vegetables during and  beyond the frost-free growing season. The potential for  high tunnels to improve crop quality and yield has been  established with research trials, but there is a lack of  research on the farm-level impacts of high tunnels, or  comparisons between organic and conventional farming  systems. This survey of high tunnel users in the U.S.  Midwest state of Indiana finds that farmers have been  successful with extending the growing season, as nearly  half of the respondents are now harvesting in the cooler  months and planting earlier in the spring. Farmers also  reported significant increases in the productivity and  quality of their crops year-round, and improvement in their  farm’s economic stability. Farm-level impacts were similar  for farmers using organic and conventional farming  practices, although farmers using organic practices were  more likely to increase their off-season production than  their conventional counterparts. Overall, high tunnels hold  potential as a tool for increasing the availability of  fresh vegetables and fruits for local food systems, thus  increasing the viability of Midwest farms.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/329821},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.329821},
}