Database research record2015·United States (Iowa)
SCALING UP FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTION: IS MACHINERY SHARING A POSSIBILITY?
Georgeanne M. Artz, Linda Naeve, Artz, Georgeanne M., Naeve, Linda
AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA)
Urban Farm DB summary
A study in Iowa indicated that small-scale farmers considering scaling up production face challenges balancing increased labor costs with the need for specialized machinery. The study collaborated with five groups of farmers who shared different pieces of machinery, developing sharing agreements. While the article provides an overview of the benefits and challenges of machinery sharing, the abstract does not state specific findings that machinery sharing resolved economic viability issues.