Production & Marketing Resources for Kentucky Specialty Crop Growers

The local foods movement offers farmers with small acreages opportunities to develop profitable specialty crop enterprises, and programs such as Kentucky Proud, Buy Local, and Farm to School are increasing demand for Kentucky specialty crops. The University of Kentucky Center for Crop Diversification (CCD) will create and update science-based specialty crop marketing and production resources to help meet the needs of Kentucky farmers who grow, or are considering growing specialty crops. This project will provide relevant information on crop production and marketing practices, crop budgets, and Kentucky prices for specialty crops in multiple marketing channels. This project differs from work done in previous projects by creating new resources, and conducting additional surveys to aid Kentucky growers as they determine the best ways to market their specialty crops. This project builds upon work done in previous projects by updating resources and providing new pricing information.