Cutting costs and minimizing energy use in greenhouse production is a goal for most producers. Making it happen, however, can be a task both challenging and complicated. Action by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Connecticut (CT) is making this goal a reality.

A 160-acre blueberry farm in Atlantic County, NJ approached USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service - New Jersey (NRCS-NJ) with a project idea to reduce water use, lower energy inputs, improve air quality, and decrease labor. The farm worked with NRCS to find ways to meet these goals.