Specialty Crop Production Guide
This Specialty Crop Production Guide helps growers plan production of a specialty crop. Fill it in by hand and keep it with your farm records for later seasons.
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The steps on this page
- Identify crop and market buyer
- Check variety and seed source
- Match crop to field and climate
- Plan seedbed and planting method
- Plan fertility and irrigation
- Plan pest scouting and control
- Plan harvest and postharvest handling
- Record yield, quality and returns
How to use this guide
Read the steps once through before you start, then keep the page nearby while you work. Use the notes lines to add what your own setup needs.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with USDA AMS and eXtension.
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