Specialty Cut Flowers

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Resources

Producing Anemone as a Cut Flower - Anemone are excellent cut flowers for fresh markets, with over 100 existent species. Most species have compound leaves and showy flowers.

Anemone Cut Flower Production Budget - This budget contains costs (preplant and site preparation, establishment and maintenance, and harvest and processing) and returns for the production and sale of anemone cut flowers that were grown in a high tunnel (14 feet by 40 feet).

Specialty Cut Flower Production and Marketing - Specialty cut flower production has the potential to increase income for both small and large farms. This publication discusses several marketing channels and lists flowers suitable for various markets. It covers production basics, harvest and postharvest handling, business planning and record keeping, and resources for further information.

Chemical Weed Control in Outdoor Cut Flower Crops - This factsheet provides a summary of the herbicide options for weed control in outdoor cut flower crops. It takes into account more than 20 years of trials work funded by MAFF/Defra and AHDB Horticulture to evaluate new herbicide products and programmes together with relevant information from global research.

Cut Glowers Crop Walkers' Guide - This AHDB Horticulture Crop Walkers' Guide has been created to assist growers, supervisors, and technical nursery staff in the vital task of monitoring crops. It is designed for use directly in the nursery to help with the accurate identification of many of the economically important pests, diseases, and disorders, as well as providing background information on the range of biological control agents that may be applied to protected cut flower crops.

A Guide for Beginning Specialty Crop Growers - This grower guide provides examples of how to select and grow cut flowers, with a focus on crop planning and selection, harvest efficiencies, equipment needs, and market bouquets.

Cut Flower Crop Insurance - The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) and Farm Service Agency (FSA) administer crop insurance. The current options for floriculture crop insurance are Whole-Farm Revenue Projection and Specialty Crop Insurance coverage under RMA and Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) covered FSA.

Depreciation Fact Sheet - Normal use of an asset (wear and tear) reduces its value over time. This is why depreciation is calculated and added as an expense to a profit and loss statement.

Cut Flower Pricing Calculator - The specifics of labor will help us to determine the costs of producing your crops. This calculator looks at farm labor in two ways: as an overhead cost that cannot be tied to a specific farm task, and as a direct cost when labor can be specifically attributed to a job on the farm.

Overhead Costs Fact Sheet - For farms with multiple enterprises, some farm costs can be difficult to allocate to one enterprise. The calculator defines labor, general production, and depreciation as overhead costs. They are considered “overhead” because the costs are potentially associated with more than one enterprise on the farm.

Agritourism for Cut Flower Operations Fact Sheet - This fact sheet advises cut flower farmers to increase revenue through agritourism by offering activities like U-pick flowers, workshops, and events, emphasizing the importance of starting small, providing clear instructions, and ensuring a welcoming environment.