What Enterprise is Sustainable for Me?
Peach
To evaluate how well this enterprise aligns with your farm's agronomic, marketing, financial and management resources, answer these five questions. Then, calculate your score.
Using a scale from 0 to 100, scores indicate your farm's likely success with an enterprise.
The icons link to resources you can use to answer these questions.
QUESTIONS
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1. For growing peaches, do you have access to a suitable growing site with features including adequate elevation, air and water drainage, soil type and soil pH?
Yes
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No
2. Do sufficient fresh or processing marketing opportunities, such as pick-your-own, retail and wholesale markets, exist for highly perishable peach fruit?
Yes
No
No
3. Are varieties available that fit the chilling requirement, are disease-free and offer diversity in maturities?
Yes
No
No
4. Do you have access to enough skilled labor for preparing the planting site, planting trees, pruning trees, fertilizing orchards, scouting pests, thinning fruit and harvesting fruit?
Yes
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No
5. In terms of capital, can your operation sustain significant establishment costs and wait several years for trees to mature and yield fruit?
Yes
No
No
Your ResultsX
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Respond to the questions for an enterprise. Each question touches on a key factor that affects an enterprise's sustainability on your farm.2 of 3
Icons to the side of questions direct to other decision tools that share detailed information about a question's topic.3 of 3
After completing all questions for an enterprise, calculate your score. A pop-up page will share your results. Scores closer to 100 suggest the enterprise would align well with your farm. Scores closer to 0 suggest the enterprise would not fit as well, based on your responses to the questions.