Hoophouse Contributions to Economic Viability: Nine Michigan Case Studies

Autor:	David S. Conner, Kurt B. Waldman, Michael W. Hamm, John A. Biernbaum, Adam D. Montri
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Net profit Geography Index (economics) Greenhouse Production (economics) Profitability index Economic impact analysis Horticulture Season extension Investment (macroeconomics) Agricultural economics
Zdroj:	HortTechnology. 20:877-884
ISSN:	1943-7714 1063-0198
DOI:	10.21273/horttech.20.5.877
Popis:	ADDITIONAL INDEX WORDS. high tunnel, farm economics, vegetable production SUMMARY. Relatively low-cost season extension structures have the potential to contribute to farm economic viability in temperate climates by providing a means to continue sales beyond the limits of outdoor-onlyfield production.These structures, commonly called hoophouses, high tunnels, passive solar greenhouses, or unheated greenhouses, allow for the extension of heat-tolerant (warm season) crops on both ends of the production time frame and at winter harvesting of cold-tolerant (cool season)crops.Inthisstudy,resultsarepresentedfromamultiyearinvestigationinto the economic impacts of year-round production and harvesting, with a focus on profitability of the structure and crop production as a whole. The results of case studies from nine Michigan farms reveal a very broad range of outcomes across farms in construction time, labor allocation and returns, and gross and net revenue. The economic implications of farmer use, including projected investment payback time, are discussed.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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