Blueberries
Southwest Michigan Farmers Have Plenty of Help in the Fields This Summer
In recent years, Mike DeGrandchamp struggled at times to find enough hands to pick the fresh blueberries that make their way onto customers' breakfast cereals and fruit plates. Kalamazoo Gazette more »
Graceland, Bonney Bros. Settle Suit
Two Benzie County businesses will pay $250,000 to resolve a state investigation into the illegal dumping of blueberry waste on a county farm almost six years ago. Record-Eagle more »
Poor Weather Has Cut Size of Most U.S. Fruit Crops
Crummy spring weather coast to coast has reduced the production for most fruit crops. The word “record” was used only once – for blueberries – during the 53rd annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate. The Guesstimate, sponsored... more »
Poor Weather Has Cut Size of Most U.S. Fruit Crops
By Dick Lehnert Managing EditorCrummy spring weather coast to coast has reduced the production for most fruit crops. The word “record” was used only once – for blueberries – during the 53rd annual Fruit Crop... more »
Georgia Blueberries: Outlook Optimistic for June’s Crop
After last year's lowly, weather-affected harvest, conditions are right for an excellent crop of the small round fruit ? and for peaches and apples come summer and fall. ajc.com more »
Blueberry Production Is Skyrocketing Worldwide
Is the world ready for 800 million pounds of blueberries? That’s the number Cort Brazelton estimates the world will produce annually in about five years. Compare that to about 500 million pounds produced in 2007,... more »
Orchard Controls Surrounding Space
According to his son, Art Jacobson came up with a brilliant way to check the urban development that was encroaching on his orchard: He bought the surrounding land and developed it himself. As Bill Jacobson... more »
Southeast Drought Adds to the Woes of Fruit Growers There
The prolonged drought in the southeastern United States has had only a moderate impact on vegetable growers, who normally rely on irrigation to water their crops, but is hurting fruit growers. Not only will continued... more »
House Votes to Create State Blueberry Commission
Move over pecans, peaches and peanuts ?the Georgia blueberry may get its own state agency too. The Atlanta Journal Constitution more »
Irrigation Water Can Provide Freeze Protection – Sometimes
Locking the barn after the horse has gone is futile, everyone agrees – unless you recover the horse and can expect the same behavior in the future. That’s the way it is with making the... more »
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