Blueberries
Bryan Sakuma gets blueberry honor for Export and Global Community Relations
During the 2020 North American Blueberry Council/U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council Virtual Conference & Expo, USHBC honored 11 pioneers whose work has helped the blueberry industry grow and flourish over the last two decades. One of... more »
AgroFresh’s Harvista is now available for US blueberry growers
For years, apple, pear and cherry growers across the U.S. and globe have benefitted from the use of near-harvest Harvista 1.3 SC technology, which allows growers to secure quality, optimize labor resources and extend their... more »
Fall Creek names Scott Cully as regional director, US and Canada
Eugene, Oregon-based Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc., a blueberry breeding and nursery company, has announced Scott Cully as regional director for the United States and Canada, reporting to Co-CEO Oscar Verges. Cully joined the... more »
Blue light to increase blueberry quality, fight disease studied by UGA
The COVID-19 crisis has put supply chain issues at the forefront of food production and packaging concerns. Researchers at the University of Georgia investigated a potential solution for extending the shelf life of blueberries by... more »
Innovative harvesting system could be a game-changer for blueberry industry
In Oregon – part of the best blueberry growing region in the world – it’s expensive for pickers to hand-harvest the delicate fruit for fresh market. New harvesting technology developed by Wei Qiang Yang, associate... more »
MSU to study effectiveness, cost of blueberry pest management strategies
A team of researchers from Michigan State University has received a $325,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to examine the effectiveness and cost of new blueberry pest... more »
Fertilizing blueberries is the key to high yields
There will be a 5-hour session devoted exclusively to blueberry fertilization as part of the 9th International Highbush Blueberry Conference organized this year online. Soil preparation, soil cultivation, plant and soil analysis, nutrient preparation and... more »
Blueberry council seeks nominations for regional, alternate positions
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council is seeking nominees to fill regional member and alternate positions. Potential nominees are required to complete a USHBC nomination application and forward their application to the USHBC office no later... more »
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