What Enterprise is Sustainable for Me?
Tomato
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. Growing tomatoes relies heavily on hand labor. Do you have access to adequate labor for conducting operations such as staking and trellising, pruning, tying and harvesting tomatoes?
Yes
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No
2. Would you adopt handling practices to minimize tomato damage, such as bruises, cuts, punctures, scars and discoloration?
Yes
No
No
3. Tomatoes have deep root systems and need good soil preparation to perform well, and achieving the right soil pH level is also important. When choosing an intended planting site, can you avoid or address areas that have compacted soil and hard pans and correct any soil pH imbalances?
Yes
No
No
4. Are you willing to scout for diseases, weeds and insects and implement the necessary control methods in tomato growing areas?
Yes
No
No
5. Are you willing to commit to an irrigation program that provides consistent moisture availability to tomato plants?
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.