Farm More Seasons.
Grow More Food.
Nifty Hoops works with the NRCS EQIP program to build high tunnels for farmers across the country.
What is the NRCS Eqip High Tunnel Initiative?
EQIP helps to fund the purchase and installation of hoophouses and high tunnels for in-ground production. Before applying, we suggest you familiarize yourself with the different conservation practices available. Multiple practices implemented on your farm will improve your application score, and further push the EQIP initiative, which increases your chance for funding.
Choosing a NRCS Eligible Structure
Nifty hoophouses are built tough to withstand northern winters and are engineered to exceed NRCS standards. We have traveled across the United States helping farmers successfully achieve their ambitions through the NRCS program. When approved for funding, you will receive a specific dollar amount per square foot toward the total cost of your structures. Our hoophouses cost less per square foot the longer we build them. For this reason, a larger hoophouse can actually cost less than a shorter one, if EQIP funding is available.
How Do I Apply?
Before contacting your local NRCS representative you will want to have the proper documentation ready, including a FSA Farm Tract Number, tax ID and proof of land rights. The local representative will visit your farm, discuss a conservation plan, and guide you through the application process with additional forms.
Still Have Questions?
Nifty Hoops is available to clarify any NRCS information, and help you decide on the right structure for your farm. We would love to talk through your project with you.
About Us
Nifty Hoops
Nifty Hoops is working to radically re-localize food systems around the United States by helping our growers become successful and profitable while they feed our communities. To do this, we have designed a series of more efficient crop protection structures (hoophouses), which increase resilience of farms against wind, rain, and cold and extend the growing season through the winter months. We have drawn from our backgrounds in engineering and farming, and taken feedback from growers to redesign how high tunnels are manufactured, sold and built.
Our Hoophouses
Nifty Hoops are laser precise, built to last, and proven in the field.
Our structures are built quickly and efficiently so you can do that thing you do.
30' Gothic
The new standard in high tunnels, Nifty’s flagship 30’-wide hoophouse offers superior strength, durable materials and grower friendly features
22.5' Gothic
Our 22.5’-wide hoophouse brings all the strength and durability of the wider hoophouse, with a footprint to fit your space and your budget
From the moment these gentlemen arrived, they were an inspiration! It is so refreshing to see a group of people so passionate about what they do, so knowledgable about their product and the market, so efficient and hard-working. As I told them, their support and diligence probably saved two years of my husband’s life as a farmer!!!! We cannot recommend this business enough.
Presque Isle Farm
Molly Barnes Stepanski
As we head into our 2nd winter with two 30 x 144 Nifty Hoops, I can confidently state that this product is the best product on the market. My wife and I run Bear Creek Organic Farm in Petoskey, and grow greens 52 weeks a year. Aside from the excellent service, quality workmanship, lightning-fast construction, and savvy grower friendly features, this product stands for itself. Literally.
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Bear Creek Organic Farm
Brian Bates
Through an NRCS grant, I purchased a 30′ x 72′ hoophouse from Nifty Hoops. I am so impressed with absolutely everything about Nifty Hoops. Jeff came to my farm to look at my site and give me advice before we had even made an agreement. He quickly organized my build and whipped the house up in no time.
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