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Fresh Views: New freeze protection methods in blueberry
It’s that time of year again — for colder weather and shorter days, cozy sweaters and hot chocolate. This time of year also strikes another chord for those in perennial fruit crop production. The winter... more »
Southeast pest management plan published for strawberries
Southeastern strawberry growers can learn the latest in pest management through the release of the Pest Management Strategic Plan for Strawberries in the Southeast (PMSP). The PMSP is for Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia... more »
USDA names U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council board members
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the appointment of nine members and 10 alternate members to serve on the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council beginning Jan 1. USDA announced 18 appointees will serve three-year... more »
Vertiberry selects Sollum’s CEA technology
Indoor strawberry farming operation Vertiberry has selected Sollum's LED lighting solution for its new Québec operation. Expected to be operational by December, the indoor/TCEA facility will serve as a test bed for Vertiberry’s innovative growing... more »
2025 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days scheduled for February
The 2025 Southwest Michigan Horticultural Days is approaching. The Feb. 5-6 event is scheduled to be at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center in Benton Township, Michigan. The event is organized each year by the Michigan... more »
New SWD biopesticide being developed at MSU through USDA grant
A Michigan State University researcher has received a $325,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop a yeast-based biopesticide that targets spotted wing drosophila (SWD), an invasive... more »
Cost of Thanksgiving dinner declines
This year’s Thanksgiving feast will cost less than last year, but will still be more expensive than previous years. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 39th annual Thanksgiving dinner survey provides a snapshot of the... more »
Juice processing, berry fertilization and new crop nutrition techniques highlighted at Great Lakes EXPO
At the 2024 Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO, Zilfina Rubio Ames and Olga Padilla-Zakour will share insights on blueberry fertilization and Concord grape juice cold-press techniques. Padilla-Zakour, the Seneca Foods Foundation professor... more »
Editor’s Letter: Plan, reflect, learn
This year is just flying by! It’s hard to believe it is already October, and all of us here at Fruit Growers News (FGN) are looking forward to the months to come, especially December. The... more »
Garden State’s Philip E. Marucci Center aims to solve blueberry, cranberry issues
The Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension, a division of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, conducts and shares research vital to the cultivation of quality blueberries and cranberries... more »
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