Items: Specialty Crops
National Farm Market Impacts from Covid
By Tim Woods | Extension Professor
Published on Apr. 29, 2021
A Fall 2020 national survey conducted by the Farmers Market Coalition of farmers market managers starts to provide a glimpse into some of the winners and losers in farmers markets across the country. Farmers markets have been important venues for small vendors and localized food systems, often providing a diversity of kinds of vendors participa
Hemp Contract Considerations
By Jonathan Shepherd | Extension Specialist and Tyler Mark | Professor
Published on Mar. 30, 2021
Engaging in production agriculture is a risky profession, even for mature markets, such as corn and poultry, much less one that lacks the market transparency of hemp.
Continued Declines in Hemp Profitability Mixed with Marginal Profit Potential for 2021
By Jonathan Shepherd | Extension Specialist and Tyler Mark | Professor
Published on Jan. 28, 2021
According to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky started 2020 with 32,000 approved acres of hemp.
Cantaloupe, Watermelon, and Pumpkin Market Trends for Kentucky
By Savannah Columbia | Extension Associate and Tim Woods | Extension Professor
Published on Jan. 6, 2021
Cantaloupe, watermelons and pumpkins have been important crops for Kentucky, especially moving through the auctions. These commodities clicked on all cylinders during 2020 in the context of the pandemic. Some of the opportunities related to strong short-term prices associated with the strong demand for local products. Good growing conditions
Estimates of What it is Going to Cost Me to Destroy my "HOT" Hemp Crop
By Jonathan Shepherd | Extension Specialist and Tyler Mark | Professor
Published on Nov. 25, 2020
We recognize that no one plants a crop with expectations of having to destroy the crop. However, the risk of producing a hemp crop that is non-compliant is a real risk and has a genuine cost associated. As hemp genetics evolve, the risk of destruction will dissipate.
Specialty Crop COVID-19 Response Project
By Emily Spencer | Extension Associate
Published on Sep. 28, 2020
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), along with the cooperating research team led by the University of Kentucky’s Dr. Tim Woods, Dr. Lilian Brislen, and Dr. Jairus Rossi, seeks to enrich existing efforts within local and regional food systems (LRFS) communities of practice who provide essential support to our nation’s producers.
Forestry Update Amidst COVID and Trade Disruptions
Published on Jul. 28, 2020
It is difficult to determine how much of the hardwood log and lumber pricing decline is related to the COVID situation or even the trade war with China.
Produce Auctions Have Seen Higher Prices Amid COVID-19 Challenges
By Brett Wolff | Extension Specialist and Tim Woods | Extension Professor
Published on Jul. 28, 2020
Like all agricultural businesses operating in the midst of the challenges posed by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, produce auctions have had to make some adaptations to comply with social distancing and other recommendations and mandates.
Kentucky Specialty Crop Impacts of COVID-19
Published on May. 27, 2020
It has been comforting and exciting to see the resiliency shown by Kentucky specialty crop producers this spring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, unlike other states, all specialty crop operations were considered essential businesses and therefore able to continue to provide valuable products and services to consumers.
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