Abstract Interest in local food is growing among consumers and small-scale farmers, as evidenced by the significant increase in the number of farmers’ markets, community-supported agriculture arrangements, and food hubs, in the last ten years. To meet the demand for locally grown fruits and vegetables, many small-scale farmers are considering scaling up their production. However, to remain profitable they need to balance production with increased labor costs and the need for specialized machinery. A study conducted in Iowa worked with five groups of farmers who shared different pieces of machinery. With help from the researchers, they developed sharing agreements and continue to share equipment and other inputs. This article provides an ove...
Not AvailableMechanization plays a vital role in securing the future of fruit growers in developed ...
Growing demand for high-value food commodities is opening up opportunities for farmers, especially s...
This report that explores the challenges and opportunities to increasing wholesale fruit and vegetab...
Interest in local food is growing among consumers and small-scale farmers, as evidenced by the signi...
We worked with five groups of Iowa farmers who shared different pieces of machinery. Under our mento...
This 28-page publication describes field machinery used on six Iowa fruit and vegetable operations. ...
We worked with five groups of Iowa farmers who shared different pieces of machinery. Under our mento...
As the U.S. agriculture industry continues to become increasingly concentrated, the viability of sma...
Machinery and equipment needs are far different for vegetable farms than for commodity production un...
Midwestern fruit and vegetable farmers face challenges in expanding their farms. Growing fruit and v...
There is an emerging concern about the viability of small farm agriculture, particularly in the cont...
Regional communities are made up of thousands, even millions of people, without an official hierarch...
This manual discusses operational and organizational issues related to sharing farm machinery for fr...
This study investigates the production, marketing, and human resources available in a 13-State study...
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Tuskegee Scholarly Publications. It has b...
Not AvailableMechanization plays a vital role in securing the future of fruit growers in developed ...
Growing demand for high-value food commodities is opening up opportunities for farmers, especially s...
This report that explores the challenges and opportunities to increasing wholesale fruit and vegetab...
Interest in local food is growing among consumers and small-scale farmers, as evidenced by the signi...
We worked with five groups of Iowa farmers who shared different pieces of machinery. Under our mento...
This 28-page publication describes field machinery used on six Iowa fruit and vegetable operations. ...
We worked with five groups of Iowa farmers who shared different pieces of machinery. Under our mento...
As the U.S. agriculture industry continues to become increasingly concentrated, the viability of sma...
Machinery and equipment needs are far different for vegetable farms than for commodity production un...
Midwestern fruit and vegetable farmers face challenges in expanding their farms. Growing fruit and v...
There is an emerging concern about the viability of small farm agriculture, particularly in the cont...
Regional communities are made up of thousands, even millions of people, without an official hierarch...
This manual discusses operational and organizational issues related to sharing farm machinery for fr...
This study investigates the production, marketing, and human resources available in a 13-State study...
This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Tuskegee Scholarly Publications. It has b...
Not AvailableMechanization plays a vital role in securing the future of fruit growers in developed ...
Growing demand for high-value food commodities is opening up opportunities for farmers, especially s...
This report that explores the challenges and opportunities to increasing wholesale fruit and vegetab...