What Enterprise is Sustainable for Me?

Pumpkin

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. Do you already have an identified market or are you willing to direct market the crop?

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No


2. Do you have appropriate post-harvest storage or are you able to transport the crop to market immediately or soon after harvesting?

Yes
No


3. Are you willing to have beehives on or near your pumpkin planting to promote pollination wither by maintain the hives yourself or by negotiating with a local beekeeper?

Yes
No


4. Will you be able to maintain weed control by using herbicides, or utilizing mulches such as black plastic or organic mulching (e.g. straw or utilizing cover crops)?

Yes
No


5. Are you willing to use IPM (integrated pest management) strategies such as trap cropping and insect predators to control insect pests and control diseases?

Yes
No


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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.
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Icons to the side of questions direct to other decision tools that share detailed information about a question's topic.
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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.