Commercial Horticulture
Horticulture Business Resources
Production
and Finance •
Marketing
• Legal/Human Resources •
Management •
USDA Links •
Fact Sheets
Commercial Horticulture includes the areas of fruits, ornamentals, turf,
vegetables, and herbs. Given below are links to websites that provide
information in the areas of horticulture production, marketing, and legal/human
resources. Also given are publications from the University of Arkansas
Cooperative Extension Service that deal with specific issues a producer may
face.
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Production and Finance
Arkansas CropMap - This site made available by Purdue University allows
the user to view information on crops produced within the state by crop, acres
produced, and yield. Information can be obtained for the entire state as well as
individual counties.
National Ag
Risk Education Library - This site provides information on topics such
as production risk, crop insurance, enterprise diversification, price risk,
natural disasters, legal risk, and human risk.
USDA Risk
Management Agency
- The Risk Management Agency is part of the USDA with the goal of assisting
producers manage risk through effective risk management solutions. The three
divisions of the RMA include: Insurance Services, Research and Development
(R&D), and Risk Compliance.
Marketing
Agricultural
Marketing Service - Site of the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service.
This site provides information on the various AMS programs, discusses current
hot topics in agriculture , and provides various web resources to assist
producers.
Commodity Marketing - This site
provides various links to cash market prices, futures market prices, USDA
reports, market commentary and analysis, and other market related analysis.
Marketing Your Products Directly - This publication shows you how to market
your products directly and legal considerations.
National Organic Program
- National Organic Program page that supplies links for certifying
agents, consumer information, NOP regulations and policies, producers, handlers,
and processors, and state information as well as a link to the National Organics
Standards Board.
Naturally Arkansas - The Arkansas Agriculture Product Market was
developed by the Arkansas State Plant Board in an attempt to help potential
buyers locate Arkansas producers.
Legal/Human Resources
Farmdoc - The educational materials provided on this site can assist
producers, as well as others, in understanding the impact of laws and
regulations on agri-related decisions and activities. Topics on this site
include: Agricultural Biotechnology, Selling Agricultural Products, Acquiring
Farmland, Water, Natural Resources & Environment, Labor Law, and Taxation.
Farm Labor Laws and Regulations - This site provided by Ohio State
University gives a summary of labor laws and regulations that affect
agriculture.
United States Department of Labor - Link to the United States Department
of Labor website.
Management
Horticultural Business Information -
This site is developed and maintained by the University of Tennessee Extension
Service. It provides a guide to strategically managing green industry firms.
Horticultural Business Management and Marketing Program - A horticulture
business management site developed by Cornell University.
Manage Your Risk - This website is developed and maintained by personnel at
the University of Arkansas, American Indian Center of Arkansas, the Cherokee
Nation and the Choctaw Nation. It provides technical assistance through
materials of their guide book, information regarding upcoming conferences with a
Native American and/or risk management theme, and links to other sources of risk
management information and others working in risk management and Native American
issues.
USDA Links
Arkansas
Agricultural Statistics Service
Economic
Research Service
National
Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA Home Page
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Fact Sheets and Newsletters
Diagnosing Farm Profitability Problem
- This publication describes a procedure for diagnosing the source of a farm
profitability issue.
Estate Planning Defined
- This fact sheet provides information on the steps and terminology involved in
the various aspects of estate planning.
Farm Management and Marketing
Newsletter
Marketing Your Products Directly - This publication shows you how to market
your products directly and legal considerations.
Ornamental Horticulture Businesses: Licenses
- This publication highlights requirements related to starting an ornamental
horticulture business.
Risk Management: Overview of CORE Analysis
- Risk management is a straightforward process of identifying and planning, but
this process can become very complicated because of the many options available.
Therefore, using a framework or an outline to guide you through the maze of
possible outcomes greatly aids the strategic planning process. CORE Risk
Analysis provides a guide for an owner/operator to examine their management
strategies.
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