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
Agritourism (revised 2008)
Agroforestry
Ginseng (revised 2008)
Goldenseal (revised 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 (2007)
Bamboo
Bamboo (revised 2009)
Beekeeping and Honey Production
Beekeeping and Honey Production 2005
Careers
Careers in Horticulture and Related Fields (reviewed 2008)
Forages
Alfalfa (revised 2006)
Cool-season forage grasses (revised 2006)
Kura clover (revised 2006)
Millet (revised 2005)
Red and white clover (revised 2006)
Switchgrass (updated 2008)
Fruit
Apples (revised 2006)
Blackberries (revised 2006)
Blueberries (revised 2006)
Currants and Gooseberries (revised 2008)
Elderberry New profile!
Grapes (updated 2007)
Juneberry New profile!
Pawpaw (revised 2008)
Peaches (revised 2006)
Pears (revised 2006)
Persimmon New profile!
Raspberries (revised 2006)
Strawberries (revised 2006)
Sweet cherries (2007)
Grains
Broomcorn (revised 2009)
Canola (revised 2008)
Corn for grain and silage (revised 2009)
Food-grade corn (revised 2009)
Specialty field corns (revised 2009)
Specialty food corns: popcorn & blue corn (revised 2009)
Dry beans (revised 2009)
Edamame (green vegetable soybeans) (revised 2009)
Kenaf (revised 2005)
Sorghum - grain (revised 2006)
Sorghum - sweet (revised 2009)
Specialty soybeans (revised 2009)
Spelt (revised 2008)
Cereal straw production (revised 2009)
Sunflower (revised 2005)
Greenhouse crops
Bedding plants (revised 2006)
Greenhouse-grown lettuce and greens (revised 2006)
Greenhouse structures (revised 2007)
Greenhouse tomatoes (revised 2006)
Greenhouse-grown cut flowers (revised 2006)
Hanging baskets (revised 2006)
High tunnel tomatoes New profile!
High tunnel leafy greens and herbs New profile!
Poinsettias (revised 2006)
Season extension tools and techniques (2007)
Herbs
Catnip (revised 2009)
Culinary herbs (revised 2006)
Garlic (revised 2006)
Medicinals
Echinacea (revised 2006)
Miscellaneous
Food and Marketing Eco-Labels; A Consumer's Glossary (2008)
Good Agricultural Practices (2007)
Sustainable Agriculture (2008)
Mushrooms
Gourmet and medicinal mushrooms New profile!
Shiitake and oyster mushrooms (revised 2007)
Nursery crops
Christmas trees (revised 2006)
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 (2004)
Woody cuts (2007)
Nut crops
Chinese chestnuts (revised 2009)
Organic production
Internet resources for organic field crop production (revised 2009)
Internet resources for organic horticultural crop production (2008)
Organic certification process (2006)
Organic crop production (2007)
Is organic crop production for you? (2007)
Organic farming in Kentucky - a survey (2007)
Organic sweet corn New profile!
Transitioning to organic crop production (2007)
Ornamentals
Bedding plants (revised 2006)
Broomcorn (revised 2009)
Christmas trees (revised 2006)
Container nursery production (revised 2009)
Corn shocks (revised 2009)
Edible flowers (revised 2009)
Field-grown cut flowers (revised 2006)
Field nursery production (revised 2009)
Garden mums (revised 2006)
Gourds (revised 2006)
Greenhouse-grown cut flowers (revised 2006)
Hanging baskets (revised 2006)
Ornamental corn (revised 2006)
Ornamental grasses (revised 2009)
Poinsettias (revised 2006)
Pot-in-pot nursery production (revised 2009)
Propagation nursery (revised 2009)
Starting a nursery business (revised 2009)
Willow (2004)
Woody cuts (2007)
Sod
Sod (revised 2007)
Vegetables
Asian vegetables (2006)
Asparagus (revised 2009)
Baby corn (revised 2006)
Bell peppers (revised 2006)
Broccoli (revised 2006)
Cabbage (revised 2006)
Cauliflower (revised 2005)
Cucumber (revised 2006)
Edamame (green vegetable soybeans) (revised 2009)
Eggplant (revised 2006)
Greenhouse-grown lettuce and greens (revised 2006)
Greenhouse tomatoes (revised 2006)
Heirloom vegetables (2005)
High tunnel tomatoes New profile!
High tunnel leafy greens and herbs New profile!
Hot peppers and specialty sweet peppers (2006)
Leafy greens (2007)
Muskmelon (revised 2006)
Okra (revised 2005)
Onions (revised 2007)
Organic sweet corn New profile!
English and edible pod peas New profile!
Potatoes (revised 2006)
Pumpkins (revised 2006)
Rhubarb (revised 2006)
Romaine lettuce (2007)
Root crops 2007
Season extension tools and techniques (2007)
Snap beans (revised 2007)
Southernpea (Cowpea) New profile!
Specialty melons (revised 2008)
Summer squash (revised 2006)
Sweet corn (revised 2006)
Sweetpotato (revised 2006)
Tomatillo New profile!
Tomatoes (revised 2006)
Watermelon (revised 2006)
Winter squash (revised 2006)
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This site was last updated on June 23, 2009
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