Crop Profiles
These crop profiles provide basic information to help growers determine if a particular enterprise might be right for them. This includes information about marketing and market outlook, production considerations, economic considerations, and sources of additional information. They provide only introductory information; growers should seek more in-depth information if they choose to try the crop.
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Crop profiles are available on crops in the following categories; this page will be updated often.
Agritourism (revised March 2008)
Agroforestry
Ginseng (revised November 2008)
Goldenseal (revised February 2007)
Wildcrafting Non-timber Forest Products - An Overview New profile!
Wildcrafting Non-timber Forest Products - Environmental Issues New profile!
Wildcrafting Non-timber Forest Products - Legal Considerations New profile!
Alternative Agriculture
Glossary of Alternative Farming Production and Marketing Terms New profile!
Bamboo
Bamboo
Beekeeping and Honey Production
Beekeeping and Honey Production
Careers
Careers in Horticulture and Related Fields (reviewed April 2008)
Forages
Alfalfa (revised August 2006)
Cool-season forage grasses (revised August 2006)
Kura clover (revised September 2006)
Millet (revised September 2005)
Red and white clover (revised September 2006)
Switchgrass (updated October 2008)
Fruit
Apples (revised June 2006)
Blackberries (revised February 2006)
Blueberries (revised April 2006)
Currants and Gooseberries (revised March 2008)
Elderberry New profile!
Grapes (updated October 2007)
Pawpaw (revised March 2008)
Peaches (revised May 2006)
Pears (revised August 2006)
Persimmon New profile!
Raspberries (revised February 2006)
Strawberries (revised April 2006)
Sweet cherries New profile!
Grains
Broomcorn
Canola (revised November 2008)
Corn for grain and silage (revised September 2006)
Food-grade corn (revised September 2006)
Specialty field corn (updated October 2007)
Specialty food corns: popcorn & blue corn (updated October 2007)
Dry beans (revised October 2005)
Edamame (green vegetable soybeans) (revised November 2005)
Kenaf (revised October 2005)
Sorghum - grain (revised January 2006)
Sorghum - sweet (revised October 2008)
Specialty soybeans
Spelt
Straw
Sunflower (revised October 2005)
Greenhouse crops
Bedding plants
Greenhouse-grown lettuce and greens (revised December 2006)
Greenhouse structures (revised April 2007)
Greenhouse tomatoes (revised December 2006)
Greenhouse-grown cut flowers (revised December 2006)
Hanging baskets (revised November 2006)
Poinsettias (revised November 2006)
Season extension tools and techniques New profile!
Herbs
Catnip
Culinary herbs (revised November 2006)
Garlic (revised April 2006)
Medicinals
Echinacea (revised November 2006)
Miscellaneous
Food and Marketing Eco-Labels; A Consumer's Glossary New profile!
Good Agricultural Practices New profile!
Sustainable Agriculture New profile!
Mushrooms
Gourmet and medicinal mushrooms New profile!
Shiitake and oyster mushrooms (revised June 2007)
Nut crops
Chinese chestnuts
Organic production
Internet resources for organic field crop production New profile!
Internet resources for organic horticultural crop production New profile!
Organic certification process
Organic crop production New profile!
Is organic crop production for you? New profile!
Organic farming in Kentucky - a survey New profile!
Transitioning to organic crop production New profile!
Ornamentals
Bedding plants
Broomcorn
Christmas trees (revised August 2006)
Container nursery production
Corn shocks
Edible flowers
Field-grown cut flowers (revised August 2006)
Field nursery production
Garden mums (revised November 2006)
Gourds (revised August 2006)
Greenhouse-grown cut flowers (revised December 2006)
Hanging baskets (revised November 2006)
Ornamental corn (revised May 2006)
Ornamental grasses
Poinsettias (revised November 2006)
Pot-in-pot nursery production
Propagation nursery
Starting a nursery business
Willow
Woody cuts
Sod
Sod (revised January 2007)
Vegetables
Asian vegetables
Asparagus (revised November 2005)
Baby corn (revised June 2006)
Bell peppers (revised March 2006)
Broccoli (revised April 2006)
Cabbage (revised March 2006)
Cauliflower (revised November 2005)
Cucumber (revised February 2006)
Edamame (green vegetable soybeans) (revised November 2005)
Eggplant (revised February 2006)
Greenhouse-grown lettuce and greens (revised December 2006)
Greenhouse tomatoes (revised December 2006)
Heirloom vegetables
High tunnel tomatoes New profile!
Hot peppers and specialty sweet peppers
Leafy greens New profile!
Muskmelon (revised March 2006)
Okra (revised November 2005)
Onions (revised October 2007)
Potatoes (revised March 2006)
Pumpkins (revised January 2006)
Rhubarb (revised April 2006)
Romaine lettuce New profile!
Root crops New profile!
Season extension tools and techniques New profile!
Snap beans (revised May 2007)
Specialty melons
Summer squash (revised March 2006)
Sweet corn (revised January 2006)
Sweetpotato (revised March 2006)
Tomatillo New profile!
Tomatoes (revised February 2006)
Watermelon (revised March 2006)
Winter squash (revised January 2006)
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This site was last updated on December 2, 2008
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