Crop Screener
Find the right crop for your farm. 40 crops · Lake Erie Region · Zones 5b–6b
vegetableannual29/30
Dry Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Revenue$3,750/ac
Net Return$2,000/ac
Price TrendStable
100%
grainannual28/30
Buckwheat
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench
Revenue$465/ac
Net Return$375/ac
Price TrendStable
100%
vegetableperennial28/30
Garlic
Allium sativum
Revenue$16,000/ac
Net Return$2,500/ac
Price TrendIncreasing
100%
vegetableperennial28/30
Horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
Revenue$6,000/ac
Net Return—/ac
Price TrendStable
100%
fruitperennial27/30
Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Revenue$3,640/ac
Net Return—/ac
Price TrendStable
100%
otherperennial27/30
Cut Flowers
Paeonia × lactiflora
Revenue$180,000/ac
Net Return$15,000/ac
Price TrendIncreasing
100%
fruitperennial26/30
Aronia Berry
Aronia melanocarpa
Revenue$12,000/ac
Net Return$20,000/ac
Price TrendIncreasing
100%
vegetablebiennial26/30
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea
Revenue$8,471/ac
Net Return—/ac
Price TrendStable
90%
otherperennial26/30
Christmas Trees
Abies fraseri (Fraser Fir); Abies balsamea (Balsam Fir)
Revenue$35,000/ac
Net Return$10,000/ac
Price TrendStable
100%
nutperennial26/30
Hazelnut
Corylus avellana x C. americana hybrids
Revenue$5,000/ac
Net Return$3,400/ac
Price TrendStable
100%
vegetableperennial25/30
Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Revenue$4,200/ac
Net Return$1,000/ac
Price TrendStable
95%
fruitperennial25/30
Currant (Black and Red)
Ribes nigrum (black), Ribes rubrum (red)
Revenue$14,000/ac
Net Return—/ac
Price TrendStable
90%
fruitperennial25/30
Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Revenue$15,000/ac
Net Return$4,000/ac
Price TrendStable
95%
fruitperennial25/30
Gooseberry
Ribes grossularia (syn. R. uva-crispa / R. hirtellum)
Revenue$20,000/ac
Net Return—/ac
Price TrendStable
90%
herbperennial25/30
Hops
Humulus lupulus
Revenue$8,000/ac
Net Return$2,000/ac
Price TrendStable
95%
fruitperennial24/30
Apple
Malus domestica
Revenue$11,000/ac
Net Return$167/ac
Price TrendStable
100%
fiberannual24/30
Hemp (Grain/Fiber)
Cannabis sativa L.
Revenue$794/ac
Net Return$248/ac
Price TrendStable
100%
fruitperennial22/30
Juneberry (Serviceberry)
Amelanchier alnifolia (commercial); Amelanchier canadensis (native eastern)
Revenue$12,000/ac
Net Return$5,000/ac
Price TrendIncreasing
95%
fruitperennial21/30
Hardy Kiwi
Actinidia arguta
Revenue$30,000/ac
Net Return$20,000/ac
Price TrendIncreasing
95%
fruitperennial21/30
Honeyberry
Lonicera caerulea
Revenue$110,000/ac
Net Return$87,000/ac
Price TrendIncreasing
90%