Cranberries
Obituary: Clinton O. Potter
Clinton O. Potter, long-time owner of Potter Cranberry Company, died Monday, March 21. He was 95. The youngest son of Oscar and Eva (Bennett) Potter, Clinton was born Nov. 17, 1920, on the family's cranberry marsh in... more »
Cranberry Industry Revitalization Task Force holds first meeting
A Cranberry Industry Revitalization Task Force, organized by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, recently gathered for the first time at the UMass Cranberry Station in East Wareham. This multi-disciplinary group was created by the legislature and... more »
Multispecies mating disruption pursued in cranberries
Cranberry producers face a common dilemma when spraying their crops with insecticides: the prime time to spray to eliminate cranberry fruitworm is when the adult moths are in flight – during bloom. But that’s the... more »
New Jersey farm still growing cranberries 125 years later
It was 1890 when Martin L. Haines first began harvesting his cranberry bogs in Hogwallow, New Jersey. Over the last 125 years, five generations of growers have helped the family farm (called Haines & Haines)... more »
Penn State: Final SWD update for berry growers
Spotted wing drosophila is present just about anywhere we look these days —even in berry fields where fruit is no longer present. At this point, this mainly matters to growers of fall raspberries, blackberries, and... more »
APHIS allows importation of fresh Chilean cranberries
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has authorized the importation of fresh cranberries from Chile into the continental United States. Based on the findings of a pest risk assessment, which the agency made available... more »
Cranberry Marketing Committee launches new foodservice website
The Cranberry Marketing Committee, USA (CMC) announces the launch of its new website, Cranberry Foodservice USA. The website provides resources that can help foodservice professionals incorporate the cranberry – America’s Original Superfruit – into meals... more »
Marketing order approval could boost cranberry promotion
In light of considerable market turmoil in the U.S. cranberry industry in recent years, Michelle Hogan was a bit surprised when growers recently approved the continuance of the industry’s federal marketing order. Hogan, newly appointed... more »
