Corn Shocks
Corn Shocks
Key Requirements
| Land | Low |
| Labor | Medium to High |
| Capital | Low |
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Markets
- Direct to Consumer
- Farmer's Market
- On-Farm Stands
- Garden Centers
- Local Grocery
Pests & Disease
Major insect pests include flea beetle, cutworm, corn borer, and corn earworm. Potential disease problems include damping-off, gray leaf spot, stalk rots, and viruses.
$1350
Cost per Acre
Costs and returns are presented as estimates. They will vary based on your farm and markets.
$2600
Returns per Acre
Costs and returns are presented as estimates. They will vary based on your farm and markets.
Challenges
- Considerable hand labor is to be involved in shock production.
- Ornamental corn will freely cross-pollinate with other types of corn making isolation necessary if field or sweet corn crops are also grown by.
- Producers need to have a place to market their ornamental products before beginning production.
Opportunities
- Markets for ornamental crops, such as shocks, continue to stay strong, espeically in areas with larger populations.
- Fall decorations rank just behind Christmas decorations in dollars spent, with the average American household spending $45 annually on fall decorations.