Blueberries
MSU launches reformatted blueberry website
The MSU Blueberry Team has moved to a new format for information delivery, the Michigan Blueberry Facts website. The MSU Blueberry Team faced a dilemma in 2011. Grant funding for the MSU Blueberry Newsletter had... more »
Maryland farm owned by same family since 1902
There are several things Nathan Milburn credits for the continued success of Milburn Orchards, the family farm that has been in Elkton, Md., since 1902. Besides continued support from grower organizations, the strength and will... more »
Summer fruits coming early
A warm spring has provided just the right environment for an early summer, at least when it comes to fruit and vegetable harvests.Doug Patterson with Patterson Farms in Rowan County, North Carolina, says strawberry crops... more »
Fruit Crop Guesstimate rescheduled
The 57th Annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate, sponsored by the Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association (MFFPA), has been moved to 2:30 p.m. June 6 at the Amway Grand in Grand Rapids, Mich.The guesstimate provides a forum... more »
MSU launches reformatted blueberry website
The MSU Blueberry Team has moved to a new format for information delivery, the Michigan Blueberry Facts website.The MSU Blueberry Team faced a dilemma in 2011. Grant funding for the MSU Blueberry Newsletter had expired.... more »
Warm weather and a wet weekend put blueberries at risk for mummyberry
The unseasonably hot spring has fruit plants off to a quick start. Blueberry flower and leaf buds are opening (Photo 1), so growers need to think about mummy berry protection. The hot weather is supposed... more »
Unseasonably warm weather puts fruit growers on alert
The growing season is off to a very early start across the Great Lakes and much of the central and eastern U.S., according to Jeff Andresen and Aaron Pollyea in the Michigan State University Extension... more »
Family means business
DeGrandchamp Farms has been in business since 1958. That’s when Vincent and Beatrice DeGrandchamp bought a small, 12-acre blueberry farm near South Haven, Mich. The farm expanded and is still managed by the same family.... more »
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Grower innovations displayed in IFTA Summer Tour
Mark Longstroth, a ‘wealth of knowledge’ for Michigan blueberries, honored
Arkansas fruit breeder’s progeny grown throughout the world
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