Cranberries
Cranberry Marketing Order suspended in wake of vote
The USDA is no longer collecting assessments from cranberry growers and handlers after they voted to discontinue the Cranberry Marketing Order. The marketing order regulated the handling of cranberries grown in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,... more »
Bernadine Strik, berry research innovator, dies
Bernadine Strik, a leading U.S. berry authority, has died. Strik, 60, died on April 14 in Corvallis, Oregon. Strik, a veteran Oregon State University professor of horticulture and Extension berry crop specialist and researcher, was... more »
Degree days determine cranberry spray protocols
Degree-day benchmarks offer cranberry growers an optimal spray window for controlling Sparganothis fruitworm. Shawn Steffan, U.S. Department of Agriculture entomologist with the Agricultural Research Service and associate professor with the University of Wisconsin Department of... more »
Weed, pest resistance a universal crop concern
Weeds and insects forming resistance to pesticides that haven’t even been developed yet sound like science fiction story plot, but that possibility exists, according to Jed Colquhoun, professor and IPM director at the Department of... more »
USDA: Cranberry production to rise, grapes, peaches and pears down
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released forecasts for a number of fruit crops, putting cranberry production up from last year, but peach, pear and the overall grape category (table, raisin, juice and wine) down.... more »
New research shows cranberry intake improves cardiovascular health
A new clinical trial in Food & Function found daily consumption of cranberries for one month improved cardiovascular function in healthy men. The new study, "Daily consumption of cranberry improves endothelial function in healthy adults:... more »
Challenging analysis pursued to curb cranberry rot
University of Wisconsin-Extension fruit pathologist Leslie Holland and others are striving to develop a holistic approach for managing cranberry fruit rot, a fungal disease caused by multiple factors – many of which are not fully... more »
Cranberry weed impact studied by researchers
Precision weed management offers cranberry growers the potential to increase yields and reduce input costs by using decision-making tools to decide when herbicide applications are warranted, said Jed Colquhoun, professor and integrated pest management director... more »
Oudemans leads New Jersey’s blueberry, cranberry research
Peter Oudemans leads the PE Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, a substation of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station of Rutgers University located in Chatsworth, New Jersey's Burlington County. Photo: Peter... more »
Jonjak is Wisconsin’s first cranberry outreach specialist
When Allison Jonjak started her job as the University of Wisconsin-Extension Cranberry Outreach Specialist, she expected to be spending much of her time traveling around the state meeting with cranberry growers. But due to the... more »
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