Blueberries
Michigan Moves to Stop Two Exotic Blueberry Plant Diseases
Two exotic blueberry plant diseases have been identified in Michigan for the first time -- blueberry shock and blueberry scorch. Both viral plant diseases have the potential to cause significant losses to blueberry producers, but... more »
Growers Look at Bumper Fruit Crops To Sell This Year
Across the board, there will be big fruit crops for growers and packers to sell this year. Lots of apples. Lots of sweet cherries. Many more tart cherries. More wine grapes. More juice grapes. More... more »
Some Juicy News: Finally, Fruit Is Coming in from Cold
A cooler than normal spring has delayed Michigan's fruit crop development by a couple of weeks, but local growers say they are expecting a full, healthy crop of strawberries, blueberries, cherries and other fruit later... more »
Heavy Rains Ruin Southeast Georgia Blueberry Crop
Blueberry season is a washout for most Southeast Georgia growers. The Florida Times-Union Click here to read the rest of the story. more »
How Will Mexico’s Tariffs Affect NAFTA’s Future?
NAFTA will survive. However, it once again will be weakened with Mexico’s decision to impose stiff tariffs on the United States. Our country will need to evaluate if we need to impose similar tariffs on... more »
California’s Blueberry Boom
Until recently, finding commercial blueberry farms in California would have been about as likely as finding a herd of moose. Blueberries traditionally were adapted to northern forests, and it took an extraordinary confluence of scientific... more »
What Effects Will Shrinking/Disappearing Extension Budgets Have for Your Farm?
(Editor’s note: Our question drew a huge response. We had to settle for a sampling in Fruit Growers News and present others here). We, as a food processing company, rely heavily on Extension to provide... more »
Earmarked for Slander
Earmarks have a bad name, only partly deserved. While they don’t represent ideal procedures for getting things in the U.S. Congress, they should not be put into the same barrel with pork. Earmarks are sort... more »
Wanted: More Cranberries. Call Today.
Ocean Spray is looking for more cranberries, either produced by its existing 600 or so growers who own the cooperative company or by other growers who’d like to join the co-op and the growing market... more »
Burgers to Berries
There's nothing fast about blueberries. Gary and LeeAnn Miller have discovered that, just as with any fruit crop, it takes patience and time to cultivate sweet, plump blueberries.That's a far cry from their former profession... more »
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