Value Added Agriculture
High Tunnels
High tunnels expand the season for local food growers. Download an English or Spanish version of our High Tunnel manual.
The Rainwater Catchment from a High Tunnel for Irrigation Use manual is now available. Want to learn more about rainwater catchment from high tunnels?
This program describes how to build a system to catch, store and reuse the rainwater for irrigation in a high tunnel. The cost of installing rain gutters, rainwater storage tanks, and an electric pump is estimated at $1,200. A solar-powered pumping system will add approximately $700 to that cost.
Rainwater Catchment from a High Tunnel for Irrigation Use from Iowa State University Extension on Vimeo.
Market Maker Iowa
Market Maker is an online marketing resource that gives farmers greater access to regional markets by linking them with processors, retailers, consumers and other food supply chain participants.
