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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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Agritourism

Agritourism (revised 2011)

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Agroforestry

Ginseng (revised 2012)
Goldenseal (revised 2011)
Wildcrafting Non-timber Forest Products - An Overview (revised 2012)
Wildcrafting Non-timber Forest Products - Environmental Issues (revised 2012)
Wildcrafting Non-timber Forest Products - Legal Considerations (revised 2012)

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Alternative Agriculture

Glossary of Alternative Farming Production and Marketing Terms (Updated 2011)
Sustainable Agriculture (2012)

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Bamboo

Bamboo (revised 2013)

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Beekeeping and Honey Production

Beekeeping and Honey Production (revised 2013)

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Biofuels

Woody biomass for energy New profile!
Sweet Sorghum for biofuel New profile!
Switchgrass (updated 2009)

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Forages

Alfalfa (revised 2013)
Cool-season forage grasses (revised 2010)
Kura clover (revised 2010)
Millet (revised 2009)
Red and white clover (revised 2009)

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Fruit

Small Fruit
Annual plasticulture strawberry production (2010)
Blackberries (revised 2010)
Blueberries (revised 2010)
Currants and gooseberries (revised 2012)
Elderberry (revised 2012)
Grapes (revised 2010)
High tunnel brambles (2011)
High tunnel strawberries (2012)
Jujube and aronia New profile!
Juneberry (revised 2012)
Minor fruit lacking commercial potential in KY New profile!
Organic blackberries and raspberries (2010)
Organic blueberries (2010)
Raspberries (revised 2010)
Strawberries (revised 2010)

Tree Fruit
Apples (revised 2010)
Organic apples New profile!
Jujube and aronia New profile!
Pawpaw (revised 2012)
Peaches (revised 2010)
Pears (revised 2010)
Persimmon (2011)
Plums (2012)
Sweet cherries (revised 2011)

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Grain, Fiber, and Oilseed Crops

Amaranth (2011)
Barley New profile!
Broomcorn (revised 2013)
Canola (revised 2012)
Chia New profile!
Corn for grain and silage (revised 2009)
Food-grade corn (revised 2009)
Specialty field corns (revised 2013)
Specialty food corns: popcorn & blue corn (revised 2009)
Dry beans (revised 2009)
Edamame (green vegetable soybeans) (revised 2009)
Industrial hemp - legal issues (revised 2012)
Industrial hemp production New profile!
Kenaf (updated 2009)
Organic corn for feed or food (2011)
Organic grains and oilseeds for animal feed (2011)
Sorghum - grain (revised 2010)
Sorghum - sweet (revised 2013)
Specialty soybeans (revised 2013)
Spelt (revised 2012)
Cereal straw production (revised 2009)
Sunflower (revised 2009)
Wheat New profile!

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Greenhouse Crops

Bedding plants (revised 2010)
Greenhouse structures (revised 2011)
Greenhouse tomatoes (revised 2011)
Greenhouse-grown cut flowers (revised 2011)
Hanging baskets (revised 2010)
High tunnel brambles (2011)
High tunnel leafy greens and herbs (revised 2012)
High tunnel overview (2012)
High tunnel strawberries (2012)
High tunnel tomatoes (revised 2012)
Hydroponic lettuce New profile!
Microgreens New profile!
Poinsettias (revised 2010)
Season extension tools and techniques (revised 2011)
Selected resources & references for commercial greenhouse operators New profile!
Sprouts New profile!

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Herbs and Medicinals

Catnip (revised 2012)
Culinary herbs (revised 2010)
Echinacea (revised 2010)
Garlic (revised 2011)
Ginseng (revised 2012)
Goldenseal (revised 2011)
Stevia (2010)

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Hops

Hops (revised 2012)

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Miscellaneous

Careers in Horticulture and Related Fields (revised 2011)
Agricultural Products and Eco-Labels; A Consumer's Glossary (updated 2011)
Good Agricultural Practices (updated 2012)
Kentucky's Beginning Farmer Program - KYFarmStart New profile!
Risk Management in Specialty Crops: Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) New profile!

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Mushrooms

Gourmet and medicinal mushrooms (revised 2012)
Shiitake and oyster mushrooms (revised 2010)
Truffles & other edible mycorrhizal mushrooms (2012)

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Nursery Crops

Christmas trees (revised 2010)
Container nursery production (revised 2009)
Field nursery production (revised 2009)
Pot-in-pot nursery production (revised 2009)
Propagation nursery (revised 2009)
Starting a nursery business (revised 2009)
Willow (revised 2009)
Woody cuts (2011)

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Nut Crops

Chinese chestnuts (revised 2012)
Peanuts (2012)

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Organic Production

Internet resources for organic field crop production (updated 2013)
Internet resources for organic horticultural crop production (updated 2013)
Organic apples New profile!
Organic asparagus (revised 2012)
Organic blackberries and raspberries (2010)
Organic blueberries (2010)
Organic certification process (revised 2010)
Organic corn for feed or food
Organic crop production (2011)
Is organic crop production for you? (revised 2010)
Organic farming in Kentucky - a survey (2007)
Organic grains and oilseeds for animal feed
Organic lettuce and leafy greens (2012)
Organic sweet corn (revised 2012)
Organic tomatoes (2011)
Transitioning to organic crop production (2007)

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Ornamentals

Bedding plants (revised 2010)
Broomcorn (revised 2013)
Christmas trees (revised 2010)
Container nursery production (revised 2009)
Corn shocks (revised 2012)
Echinacea (revised 2010)
Edible flowers (revised 2012)
Field-grown cut flowers (revised 2010)
Field nursery production (revised 2009)
Garden mums (revised 2011)
Gourds (revised 2009)
Greenhouse-grown cut flowers (revised 2011)
Hanging baskets (revised 2010)
Ornamental corn (revised 2010)
Ornamental grasses (revised 2009)
Poinsettias (revised 2010)
Pot-in-pot nursery production (revised 2009)
Propagation nursery (revised 2009)
Starting a nursery business (revised 2009)
Willow (revised 2009)
Woody cuts (revised 2011)

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Sod

Sod (revised 2011)

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Vegetables

Asparagus (revised 2009)
Organic asparagus (revised 2012)
Baby corn (revised 2011)
Baby vegetables New profile!
Bell peppers (revised 2010)
Broccoli (revised 2010)
Cabbage (revised 2011)
Cauliflower (revised 2010)
Cucumber (revised 2010)
Edamame (green vegetable soybeans) (revised 2009)
Eggplant (revised 2010)
Ethnic vegetables: Asian (2010)
Ethnic vegetables: Hispanic (2010)
Greenhouse tomatoes (revised 2011)
Heirloom vegetables (revised 2013)
High tunnel leafy greens and herbs (revised 2012)
High tunnel overview (2012)
High tunnel tomatoes (revised 2012)
Hot peppers and specialty sweet peppers (revised 2010)
Hydroponic lettuce New profile!
Leafy greens (revised 2011)
Microgreens New profile!
Muskmelon (revised 2010)
Okra (revised 2009)
Onions (revised 2009)
Organic lettuce and leafy greens (2012)
Organic sweet corn (revised 2012)
Organic tomatoes (2011)
Peanuts (2012)
English and edible pod peas (2012)
Potatoes (revised 2011)
Pumpkins (revised 2010)
Rhubarb (revised 2010)
Romaine lettuce (revised 2011)
Root crops (revised 2011)
Season extension tools and techniques (revised 2011)
Snap beans (revised 2011)
Southernpea (Cowpea) (revised 2012)
Specialty melons (revised 2012)
Sprouts New profile!
Summer squash (revised 2010)
Sweet corn (revised 2010)
Sweetpotato (revised 2010)
Tomatillo (revised 2012)
Tomatoes (revised 2010)
Watermelon (revised 2010)
Winter squash (revised 2010)

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