What Enterprise is Sustainable for Me?
Sweet Corn
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. Are you willing to isolate different sweet corn varieties as necessary to maintain their kernel color and sugar content integrity?
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2. Until corn seedlings grow to 24-inch heights, weed pressure may negatively affect yields. Are you willing to carefully control weeds until the plants have matured where they can compete with weed populations?
Yes
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No
3. Insects and other pests may significantly inhibit sweet corn yield potential. Are you willing to scout for such pests, implement practices to control them and make related equipment investments that would fit with sweet corn plant structure?
Yes
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No
4. After harvest, the sucrose in sweet corn may convert to starch if the sweet corn isn't properly cooled. Are you willing to invest in the necessary precooling, cold storage and in-transit cooling procedures to maintain sweet corn quality?
Yes
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No
5. Nitrogen is an especially important nutrient for sweet corn production. Are you willing to invest in a fertility program that optimizes plant growth and development?
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.