Category: Raspberries & Blackberries
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
Matthew Lyons joins Naturipe’s value-added fresh division
Naturipe Farms, Salinas, California, has hired Matthew Lyons as director of business development of value-added fresh.
AgroFresh acquires postharvest tech company Tessara
AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has acquired Tessara, a postharvest solutions provider.
Senator tours Michigan blueberry farm to highlight SWD bill
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., recently promoted the passage of the Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act during a visit to Crossroads Blueberry Farm in West Olive, Michigan.
Farm Credit salutes California Fresh Fruit Association growers
California Fresh Fruit Association CFFA farm credit apples peaches nectarines berries grapes
Sun Belle hires director of berry supply chain
Sun Belle Inc. has hired Ian Grigg as director of berry supply chain in its Chicago area headquarters.
Postharvest research at UGA focuses on reducing waste
While the dilemma of how to feed a rapidly increasing population has focused primarily on how to increase yields through growing practices or improving the plant itself, a growing field of research focuses on reducing food waste.
Automated test developed for detecting diarrheal pathogens in berries
cyclosporiasis foodborne illnesses outbreaks berries leafy greens herbs imports FDA Rheonix
Fruit specialists tackle extreme weather issues
North American Extension specialists are offering their expertise in three webinars designed to help growers confront changing weather patterns that threaten fruit crops.