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Agdex 188/20-1
$25.00
Interested in a new crop? Then take a look at Commercial Echinacea Production.
This book offers new producers the information they need, or it can help others decide whether to invest in or enter the industry. Numerous tables and pictures show a wealth of detail, and a colour section displays key echinacea features and common pest problems.
Topics:
- production practices (field or greenhouse)
- economics, business and marketing
- good agricultural practices
- further information sources
126 pages |
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
Background
Alberta's echinacea industry
Echinacea in the natural health products market
Sources of echinacea
Botanical history of echinacea
Folklore
Historical uses of echinacea in North America
Modern health claims
The Echinacea Plant
Echinacea species
Ensuring the botanical identity of echinacea
Active ingredients
Latitudinal effect
Preliminary Considerations
Business basics
Business and production plans
Markets
Contracts
Breaking the traditional farming mentality
Just because it looks good on paper.
Labour
Other considerations
Organic production
Field Production Systems
Site selection
Site and soil preparation
Seeds vs. transplants
Seed considerations
Direct seeding
Transplanting
Fertility management
Irrigation
Pest management
Over-wintering
Seed harvest
Color Section
Root harvest
Harvesting other plant parts
Economic Analysis
Yield potential
Capital investment requirements
Gross margin
Financial risk management
Business and Marketing
Marketing vs. business
Value of market research
Conducting market research
How to market
Market requirements
Selling root, seed and/or herb
Value-added options
Greenhouse Production Systems
Transplant production
Root production - experimental method
Good Agricultural Practices
On-Farm Food Safety and HACCP-based GAPs
HACCP basics
One up, one down model
Auditing/certification
Traceability
GAPs for echinacea production
Natural Health Products Regulations and Echinacea
Definition of a natural health product
Applying for a Natural Product Number
Resources
Equipment and material suppliers
Governments: information and contacts
Laboratory services
Producer associations
Seed cleaning services
Other resources (literature, websites)
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Glossary
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Rita Splawinski.
This document is maintained by Jennifer Rutter.
This information published to the web on January 24, 2006.
Last Reviewed/Revised on January 23, 2019.
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