SDSU Extension hosted a high tunnel building training May 7-8 and May 14-15 at the SDSU Specialty Crop Research field in Brookings, South Dakota. Workshop partipants constructing a 30-by-96-foot ...

Clyde Forbes has been working in vegetable gardens since his family-farm childhood years in York County. These days, the retired middle-school teacher and Cumberland County Master Gardener helps run ...

Farmers say drought conditions and a late freeze have damaged some crops this season, while others are being protected ...

Liz Maynard, presented at Everything Local: The Illinois Food, Farmers Market & Specialty Crop Conference, Springfield, IL, Jan. 17, 2024. Slide set download pdf Disclaimer: Reference to products is ...

OKATON, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) - When snow covers the frozen ground, and most South Dakota farmers have sold or stored their products for the season, the operators of Cedar Creek Gardens are ...

South Dakota farmers are using plastic-covered farm tunnels to extend growing seasons by up to four months. These tunnels create a greenhouse effect, protecting crops from weather and pests while ...

The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service is hosting a series of sessions on High Tunnel Growing. Each session will have two components — a hands-on demonstration and subject-matter presentations.

Lawton, based in Sioux Falls, said the tunnels aren’t suitable for high-production farms that raise thousands of bushels of corn, soybeans or wheat. But they work well for specialty crop farmers or ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. OKATON, S.D. – When snow covers the frozen ground, and most ...

OKATON, S.D. – When snow covers the frozen ground, and most South Dakota farmers have sold or stored their products for the season, the operators of Cedar Creek Gardens are still able to grow ...