Landowners Guide to Perennial Crop Options

Landowners have many choices about what crops to grow. The decision often boils down to economics and maximizing return on investment for a particular crop on a particular acre of ground. However, other factors come into play as well. Issues like how to grow the crop, where to market the commodity, risks to production, site selection, and many more will play some role in a landowner’s decision on what to plant.

This document features six different perennial crop options and has been organized in such a way that landowners and farmers can get a feel for whether a particular crop makes sense for them.