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Horticulture Biz Quiz

The Hort Biz Quiz is a brief interactive tool that helps you identify strengths and weaknesses and potential crops and markets to pursue.

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Cover Crops Calculator

This tool was developed in close collaboration with the Kentucky Horticulture Council.  It's purpose is to assist growers in calculating cover crop seed needs based on recommended rates, particularly for calculations involving management areas, plots and beds of less than 1 acre.

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PRIMER

This publication is designed to help producers evaluate new enterprises for their farms or family businesses. It is based on a set of worksheets to help evaluate the Profitability, Resource requirements, Information needs, Marketing decisions, Enthusiasm for, and the Risk associated with a new enterprise.

Other Decision Aids

Developing a Business Plan, Penn State Ag Alternatives

AgPlan, University of Minnesota

  • A tool to help develop a business plan

Entrepreneur Self Test A test to help an individual identify and understand his/her entrepreneurial potential, from the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship

How to Pick a High Value Crop: Evaluating Your Resources and Personal Considerations, N.C. State University

Select Cover Crop Seeding Rates pdf 

Select Cover Crop Benefits pdf

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