High Tunnels Are My Crop Insurance: An Assessment of Risk Management Tools for Small-Scale Specialty Crop Producers
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2013-08
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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.
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Agriculture economics, Agronomy
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Belasco, E.J., C. Miles, A.L. Wszelaki. S. Ponnaluru, S. Galinato, T. Marsh. "High Tunnels Are My Crop Insurance: An Assessment of Risk Management Tools for Small-Scale Specialty Crop Producers." Agricultural and Resource Economics Review. Vol. 42, No. 2 (2013): 403-418.