Resources for Commercial Growers: Fruits and Nuts
Getting Started
- Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources - 2020
- Fruit and Nut Cultivar Nursery Sources Directory
- UK Center for Crop Diversification Production Resources
- KY Fruit Facts
- Go with the Flow Simple Calculations for Small Drip Irrigation Systems (HO-122)
- Kentucky State Horticultural Society
- Orchard Site Rating Sheet (HortFact-3005)
- Organic Farming in Kentucky - A Survey
- Promoting Branching on High-density Dwarf Fruit Trees (HortFact-3011)
- Reproducing Fruit Trees by Graftage (HO-39)
- Rootstocks for Kentucky Fruit Trees (HO-82, revised)
- Small Fruit Yield and Berry Weight Compilation (HortFact-3010)
- Small Fruit Yield and Berry Weight Compilation (Spreadsheet)
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
- Web Soil Survey
- Agricultural Lime Recommendations Based on Lime Quality (ID-163 )
- Berry information (from The Ohio State University Extension)
- Peach Cultivar Performance (HO-6)
Videos
- Pruning Apple Trees to a Central Leader
- Pruning Tall Spindle Trees
- Vole Management in Blueberry Production
Marketing
- Kentucky Farmers Market Manual (from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture)
- UK Center for Crop Diversification Marketing Resources
- Kentucky Farmers Market Report
- Kentucky Produce Auction Report
Pest Management
- Cultural Calendar for Commercial Apple Production
- Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide (ID-232)
- An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Apple mobile website
- An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Brambles in Kentucky (ID-251)
- An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Grape in Kentucky (ID-254)
- An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Peach in Kentucky (ID-260)
- An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of Strawberry in Kentucky (ID-238)
- Disease and Insect Prediction Fruit Models for Kentucky Counties
- Fruit Insects Calendar for Kentucky
- Fruit Scout Website
- Herbicide Crop Injury, Herbicide Residual Injury
- Herbicide Cross-Reference List
- Herbicide Cross-Reference List (PDF)
- Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Other Crops
- Herbicides Mode of Action
- Honeyvine Milkweed Control in Tree Fruits, Small Fruits, and Grapes (HO-85 )
- Insect Problems
- IPM scouting manuals and fact sheets
- Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook (B861)
- Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook (ID-93)
- National Pesticide Information Retrieval System
- Orchard Chemical Suppliers 2022
- Diseases of Small Fruit
- Diseases of Tree Fruit
- Predicting Insect Development Using Degree Days (ENTFACT-123)
- Recordkeeping Manual for Private Pesticide Applicators 2019
- Understanding the Risk of Herbicide Drift to Horticultural Crops
- Bird Netting Pictures and Ideas for Bramble and Blueberry Plantings
- Fruit Crop Tissue Analysis
Research Reports
- 2023 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-832)
- 2021 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-798)
- 2020 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-779)
- 2019 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-762)
- 2018 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-757)
- 2017 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-739)
- 2016 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Research Report (PR-721)
- 2015 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-706)
- 2014 Fruit and Vegetable Crop Research Report (PR-688)
Nuts
Apples
- A Profile of Commercial Apple Production in Kentucky 2017
- Apple Cultivar Performance (HortFact-3006)
- Apple Production - Best Management Practices (ID-137)
- Influence of Pruning and Training Systems on Apple Yields
- Training and Culture of Dwarf Apples Using the Vertical Axis System (HortFact-3501)
Apples : Pests
Apples : Diseases
Blackberries
- 2017 Kentucky Blackberry Cost and Return Estimates (ID-149)
- Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky (HO-15)
- Irrigation Recommendations and Weed and Bird Control for Blueberry and Blackberry
- Site Selection for Thornless Blackberries Based on Past Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data
Blueberries
- 2019 Blueberry Cost and Return Estimates (CCD-BG-2)
- 2019 Kentucky Highbush Blueberry Production Budgets - Pick-Your-Own Marketing (CCD-BG-3)
- 2019 Kentucky Highbush Blueberry Production Budgets - Wholesale/Retail Marketing (CCD-BG-4)
- Blueberry Production
- Growing Highbush Blueberries in Kentucky (HO-60, PDF)
- Irrigation Recommendations and Weed and Bird Control for Blueberry and Blackberry
- Midwest Blueberry Production Guide
- Preparing Blueberry Sites for Planting (HortFact-3009, PDF)
Grapes
- Fertilization of Grapevines (Hortfact - 3104)
- Kentucky Viticultural Regions and Suggested Cultivars (HO-88)
- Kentucky Wine
- Midwest Grape Production Guide (B-919)
- Grapes: Marketing, Production, Decision Tools
- Vineyard Site Selection in Kentucky Based on Climate and Soil Properties (HO-87)
- Crop Estimation in Vineyards (HO-86)
- Herbicide Injury Symptoms on Grapes
Grapes : Budgets-Economics
- 2011 Regional Winegrape Marketing and Price Outlook
- 2016 French-American Hybrid and American Wine Grape Budget
- 2016 Kentucky Grape Costs and Returns: Budget Summaries and Assumptions
- 2016 Table Grape Budget
- 2016 Vinifera Wine Grape Budget
- Wine Distribution for Small Farm Wineries in Kentucky (HO-116)