Specialty Crops: What Every Row Crop Farmer Can Learn

E636 - Specialty Crops: What Every Row Crop Farmer Can Learn

Published: July 13, 2026

Duration: 49:20

The discussion covers everything from almonds, vineyards, tomatoes, melons, cucurbits, tobacco, cotton, sweet potatoes, peanuts, peaches, apples, and leafy vegetables while comparing production practices to the corn and soybean systems familiar to much of the Farm4Profit audience.

Topics include:

Specialty crop production across the United States California almonds, walnuts, pistachios, vineyards and vegetables North Carolina sweet potatoes, tobacco and cotton Why long-term planning matters in permanent crops Water management and irrigation challenges Labor costs versus traditional row crop production Weed management strategies and residual herbicides New Corteva herbicides including Hulk CA Managing nematodes with Celebro ...