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New Crop Opportunities Center logo

Submit Your Ideas

Are you aware of "new" horticultural and/or specialty grains crops for which there is a market interest, or for which you believe a market could be developed? Click here to submit your ideas.

Contact Us

For more information, contact:
Christy Cassady, Coordinator
New Crop Opportunities Center
N-318 Agricultural Science Center
University of Kentucky
Lexington KY 40546-0091
(859) 257-1477
newcrops@uky.edu

The Center provides production and marketing information on a variety of crops

hydrangea

Results of the Center's hydrangea research are available at http://www.uky.edu/Ag/NewCrops/native.html

The University of Kentucky's New Crop Opportunities Center supports research on specialty crops, offers electronic and printed educational materials, and provides on-farm demonstrations of selected crops.

2009 Survey of Community Supported Agriculture Producers

During the past decade, increased consumer interest in local and organic fruit and vegetables has contributed to the growing popularity of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and an increase in the number of CSA operations. This report summarizes the major findings in the survey, which focused on business and marketing practices among 205 CSA producers in nine states (IL, IN, OH, MI, PA, WV, KY, MO, TN).

Updated Crop Budgets Available

Updated Vegetable and Melon and Blackberry budgets are now available.

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