The Cost of High Tunnel and Caterpillar Tunnel Establishment for Vegetable Production
Due to increasing marketing and production risks in specialty crop production, a shift toward more protected culture systems such as a high tunnel production system is crucial to keep specialty crop farms profitable and sustainable in the United States. In this publication, we analyzed the cost of...
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Due to increasing marketing and production risks in specialty crop production, a shift toward more protected culture systems such as a high tunnel production system is crucial to keep specialty crop farms profitable and sustainable in the United States. In this publication, we analyzed the cost of constructing high tunnels and caterpillar tunnels in Florida and examined the major contributors to their establishment costs. The findings are intended to assist farmers in deciding whether or not to add high tunnel or caterpillar tunnel systems to their farming operations.
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| spelling | doaj-art-a3f18054c98d48ae9890b79a826545412025-02-08T05:40:56ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092023-07-0120234The Cost of High Tunnel and Caterpillar Tunnel Establishment for Vegetable ProductionYefan Nian0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4780-0692Zhifeng Gao1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2984-8278Xin Zhao2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5760-4495Ruojin Zhao3Shufang Tian4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0663-1933Isaac Vincent5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7819-9908Zachary Ray6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5110-2678University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of FloridaHorticultural Sciences Department, University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida Due to increasing marketing and production risks in specialty crop production, a shift toward more protected culture systems such as a high tunnel production system is crucial to keep specialty crop farms profitable and sustainable in the United States. In this publication, we analyzed the cost of constructing high tunnels and caterpillar tunnels in Florida and examined the major contributors to their establishment costs. The findings are intended to assist farmers in deciding whether or not to add high tunnel or caterpillar tunnel systems to their farming operations. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132085High tunnelCaterpillar tunnelEconomic analysisEstablishment costprotected cultivationplasticulture |
| spellingShingle | Yefan Nian Zhifeng Gao Xin Zhao Ruojin Zhao Shufang Tian Isaac Vincent Zachary Ray The Cost of High Tunnel and Caterpillar Tunnel Establishment for Vegetable Production EDIS High tunnel Caterpillar tunnel Economic analysis Establishment cost protected cultivation plasticulture |
| title | The Cost of High Tunnel and Caterpillar Tunnel Establishment for Vegetable Production |
| title_full | The Cost of High Tunnel and Caterpillar Tunnel Establishment for Vegetable Production |
| title_fullStr | The Cost of High Tunnel and Caterpillar Tunnel Establishment for Vegetable Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Cost of High Tunnel and Caterpillar Tunnel Establishment for Vegetable Production |
| title_short | The Cost of High Tunnel and Caterpillar Tunnel Establishment for Vegetable Production |
| title_sort | cost of high tunnel and caterpillar tunnel establishment for vegetable production |
| topic | High tunnel Caterpillar tunnel Economic analysis Establishment cost protected cultivation plasticulture |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/132085 |
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