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A Safe, No-Cost Fruit and Berry Fungicide
People who live in wet climates are often all too familiar with the effects of mildew on such plants as gooseberries, currants, raspberries, grapes, phlox and roses ... and if the same individuals keep fruit... more »
Tart Cherry Industry Will Decide the Fate of Its Marketing Order
In March, tart cherry growers and handlers will decide whether to extend the life of their industry’s federal marketing order, known as the Cherry Industry Administrative Board (CIAB). The voters will receive ballots in the... more »
2007 Noncitrus Fruit Utilized Production Down 1 Percent, Value Up 5 Percent
In 2007, the Nation's utilized production of the leading noncitrus fruit crops totaled 16.6 million tons, down 1 percent from the 2006 utilized production, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Utilized production decreased from... more »
New Cranberry Hybrid High in Antioxidants
ARS scientists and colleagues are suiting up a wholesome cranberry variety with a newly isolated genetic trait. Using traditional breeding methods, they have created an experimental cranberry line with a high level of absorbable antioxidants.... more »
Young growers ask: Should we open the door?
On any summer Saturday, you can find Sidney Kuhn at one of the farmers’ markets where the Kuhn family sells fruits and vegetables every week from May through October. But come Monday morning, she’s back... more »
Chicago Markets Drive Profitability at K&K Farms
Farmers must consider themselves fortunate when they see long lines of cars caught in snarled traffic on television – even around relatively small urban areas. Thank heavens they don’t have to commute to work! But... more »
Southwest Michigan Farm Markets Rely on Chicago Money
Michigan’s southwest corner is often ignored by the rest of the state, which gravitates more toward the southeast side and Detroit. That could be a problem for farm markets and other businesses in Southwest Michigan... more »
Some Blackberries Available; Blueberry Crop Looks Good
Grace Gunter is just going to buckle down and buy South Carolina peaches this year despite their high price following an April freeze that wiped out 90 percent of the area's peach crop. Greenville News more »
N.C. State, North Carolina Research Campus Team to Help Farmers Enhance Crops
Steve French looks over his blackberry and raspberry rows at Summerberry Farm on Rimer Road. Independent Tribune more »
For five weeks in summer, Pullins family comes together to sell 28 acres of berries
Raspberries are a scratchy, labor-demanding crop, and certainly harvest season is the most intensive – and important – time of the year. That fits with the folks who operate Champaign Berry Farm. Each year, they... more »