Model Business Plan for Season Extension with Hoophouses
David S. Conner, Assistant Professor
C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems, Michigan State University With good management and growing consumer demand for locally grown foods, hoophouses (also known as high tunnels) can contribute to farm profitability. Farmers can use this information to develop a business plan for hoophouse production. |
High Tunnel Raspberries and Blackberries
This newly updated guide includes budgets for single-bay and multi-bay high tunnel raspberry and blackberry production beginning on pg 39. |
Low Tunnel Strawberry Production Guide
Kaitlyn Orde, Becky Sideman, Marvin Pritts, Kathy Demchak This detailed production guide includes low tunnel construction cost and potential revenue are described on page 22. |
Berry Abundance: Year-round supply increases over all demand in the United States by Eric Hanson, Professor & Katherine Hanson, TunnelBerries Communications Coordinator Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University Using data from the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service Specialty Crop Retail Report, this article published in Fruit Grower News describes berry sources, volumes and price trends. |