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high tunnels to triple within five
years, especially as field production of
tomatoes migrates into the protection
afforded by high tunnels.
Butzler noted that produce auctions
are gaining strength in Pennsylvania,
and are supplied mainly by members
of the Plain sect community, and he
is observing they are switching out of
dairy and adding high tunnels to their
operations, allowing them to get a very
early start on produce production and
better utilization of labor.
In Maryland, Bryan Butler, principal
agent in Carroll County, said with NRCS
providing money for purchase of high
tunnels, he believed it left people less
vested in them compared to 10 or more
years ago. He said growers tended to
view high tunnels as an answer to all
growing issues and do not pay close
enough attention to their management.
Rose Ogutu, horticulture specialist,
Delaware State University, and Dr.
Gordon Johnson, Extension specialist,
University of Delaware, noted that they
have a large concentration of Asian
growers - one grower having over 30
high tunnels. They expect to see more
integration of biological controls in IPM
in the high tunnels in the future, and an
increase in usage by the Asian growers.
One of the biggest concerns of Chris
Mullins, Extension specialist, Virginia
State University, is that many who sign
up for NRCS's high tunnel program
have no idea what they are going to
grow or how to market the crop. He said
there was a need for more education
prior to getting the grant. Like
Pennsylvania, the growing conditions
in Virginia vary from the Shenandoah
mountains to the Tidewater region and
recommendations need to be tailored to
that specific region.
Lewis Jett, Extension specialist,
West Virginia University, expressed
concern that high tunnels are not being
utilized to full efficiency and more food
production year around is possible in a
high tunnel. He felt that the use of high
tunnels will most certainly increase due
to the erratic weather experienced the
past few years that has made high tunnel
protected culture production a necessity.
Michelle Infante-Casella, agricultural
agent, Gloucester County; Wes Kline,
agricultural agent, Cumberland
County; and Bob Muth, Muth Family
Farms in New Jersey, see continued
growth of high tunnels, especially with
fresh market tomatoes as growers are
abandoning field production due to
disease pressure and quality issues as
result of rainfall in the field and moving
into high tunnels.
William James Lamont Jr. is
professor emeritus of vegetable crops,
Penn State University Department of
Plant Science. VGN
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