Category: Raspberries & Blackberries
ProBlad Verde fungicide approval expands in California
Sym-Agro has announced that the California CDPR has approved the expanded crop and disease uses of ProBlad Verde fungicide.
Fast Company names Driscoll’s to list of innovators
Berry company Driscoll’s has been named to Fast Company’s list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2024.
Naturipe Farms names VP of marketing
Naturipe Farms has hired Ashley Finster as vice president of marketing.
Raspberry root rot, wilt threaten fruit in wet regions
Raspberry root rot and wilt (RRW) is a common problem faced by growers, with the vigor of plants declining and leading to fruit losses and the death of plants within six years.
Berry marketer Somerfield Farms adds Brian Deese
Berry marketer Somerfield Farms, Wilmington, North Carolina, has hired Brian Deese as director of procurement and grower relations.
New Arkansas blackberry performs late in season
The Arkansas Fruit Breeding Program has released a new late-season blackberry to give growers a premium product after other varieties are done yielding.
UCCE Northern San Joaquin Valley offers CropManage workshop
UCCE CropManage, University of California Cooperative Extension, UCCE, water, nutrients, UCCE Northern San Joaquin Valley,
Driscoll’s names new president of the Americas
Zespri CEO Dan Mathieson is leaving the produce marketer to become Driscoll’s new President of the Americas.
Wish Farms owner inducted into Florida strawberry hall of fame
Gary Wishnatzki, owner of Plant City, Florida-based berry grower Wish Farms, has been inducted into the Florida Strawberry Growers Association Hall of Fame.
Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention to include strawberry growers group
Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, North American Strawberry Growers Association, State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association, Maryland State Horticultural Society, New Jersey State Horticultural Society, Virginia State Horticultural Society, Penn State, University of Maryland, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Extension
Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference registration opens
Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association Georgia Peach Council
Pennsylvania growers group seeks new leadership
Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association PVGA leadership
Southeastern Farmer of the Year award goes to Arkansas greenhouse tomato grower
Southeastern Farmer of the Year award Sunbelt Ag Expo Arkansas greenhouse tomato grower Steve Cobb tomatoes
Frutura to acquire U.S., Chilean berry companies
Frutura, a global sales and marketing platform for fruit, plans to acquire berry companies Giddings Fruit and Sun Belle.
Soren Bjorn to take on CEO role at Driscoll’s
Driscoll’s has selected a familiar face as its new CEO. Soren Bjorn, currently president of Driscoll’s of the Americas, will start his new role in January.
Naturipe introduces “Sweet Selections” premium berries line
Naturipe Farms blueberries blackberries Sweet Selections
Nourse Farms expands with lab, greenhouses
Nourse Farms, a North American berry plant propagator, is partnering with an investment management firm to expand and modernize its propagation footprint.
California’s Murray Family Farms endures challenges
Murray Family Farms, owned by Steve and Vickie Murray, has discovered that growing cherries, berries and other tree fruit in the southern San Joaquin Valley’s desert region is highly challenging.
Management firm to handle PVGA executive leadership
Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association PVGA Wanner Associates Pennsylvania Vegetable Marketing and Research Program