National IPM Initiative
Phase I Projects

IPM for
Diversified Fresh Market Vegetable Producers

Table 1:
Crop Statistics, All Respondents


Crops

Number of Respondents Growing Crop

% of Farms With Crop (n=349)

Total Acres per Crop6

Asparagus

58

16.6

116.8

Beets

68

19.5

39.7

Broccoli

104

29.8

129.5

Brussel Sprouts

37

10.6

13.5

Cabbage

137

39.3

2465.4

Carrots

39

11.2

48.5

Cauliflower

81

23.2

139.8

Celery 1

17

4.9

32.7

Cucumbers

135

38.7

893.3

Eggplant

89

25.5

89.3

Endive

14

4.0

33.0

Herbs

42

12.0

148.1

Leafy Greens 2

41

11.7

508.3

Leeks

22

6.3

33.0

Lettuce

60

17.2

229.1

Muskmelons

142

40.7

272.1

Onions 3

68

19.5

1932.4

Parsnips

13

3.7

5.5

Peas

78

22.3

360.3

Peppers

150

43.0

557.2

Potatoes

123

35.2

3805.0

Pumpkins

190

54.4

1297.8

Radishes

38

10.9

238.5

Rhubarb

24

6.9

4.5

Rutabagas

6

1.7

1.9

Snap Beans

101

28.9

893.4

Spinach

52

14.9

401.9

Summer Squash

123

35.2

322.3

Sweet Corn

204

58.5

5410.6

Sweet Potatoes

28

8.0

138.3

Tomatoes

187

53.6

2105.1

Turnips

32

9.2

38.7

Watermelon

100

28.7

166.5

Winter Squash 4

108

30.9

398.5

Other 5

8

2.3

14.6

1 Includes celeriac

2 Includes fennel, kale/collards, chard, radicchio

3 Includes garlic, shallots, green onions

4 Includes gourds

5 Includes okra (2 growers) and Indian corn (6 growers)

6 Not all farmers reported acreage per crop


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