Data Sources

Grower trade association — cut-flower production references and price guidance.

Crop budgets, growing guides, pest management for NY

Variety-specific growing guides and performance data

MSU College of Agriculture & Natural Resources extension — leading authority on dry beans, soybean, and Great Lakes field crops.

Floriculture research, growing guides, and the NC Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox.

Crop enterprise budgets and production guides for OH

Crop production guides, budgets, and recommendations for PA

Pacific Northwest Plant Disease Management Handbook (OSU/WSU/UI joint publication)

High-resolution climate data - temperature, precipitation, GDD

Organic farming research and crop trials

USDA-NIFA-funded SARE program — Managing Cover Crops Profitably is the canonical reference for cover-crop agronomy including buckwheat.

University of California IPM Pest Management Guidelines for vegetable crops

University of Saskatchewan Fruit Program (Dr. Bob Bors lab); foundational breeding program for haskap (Lonicera caerulea) cultivars Tundra, Borealis, Aurora, Honeybee, Indigo and Boreal series. Postharvest and commercial-production guidance.

USDA Agricultural Marketing Resource Center commodity profiles. Hosted by Iowa State University with partial USDA Rural Development funding.

USDA / Iowa State University Agricultural Marketing Resource Center commodity profile (revised May 2024). Aggregates USDA NASS production and USDA ERS consumption statistics for bell and chile peppers.

Economic Research Service - farm income, commodity outlook, trade data

National Agricultural Statistics Service - crop prices, acreage, yields, production data

Plant characteristics, native ranges, hardiness zones

Risk Management Agency - crop insurance data and programs

Soil maps, soil properties, suitability ratings

Production and budget guidance for field-grown specialty cut flowers.