Blueberries
Blueberry Growers Pay High Price For Bees
Colony Collapse Disease plagued the Honeybee population this spring. WCSH6.com more »
Time To Lobby Hard for Farm Worker Reform Legislation
Well, it finally happened – the long awaited legislation to reform immigration and tighten U.S. borders finally came to Congress for debate. The AgJOBS provisions many farm groups wanted is in the package, along with... more »
New Distribution Center Empowers Growers
A new distribution center in Florida packed up to 50,000 pounds of blueberries a day during the peak season and has the potential to pack even more when it reaches its full capacity, said Jerry... more »
Tanners Orchard Serves Up Fun for Illinois Visitors
John Tanner grew up on his family’s fruit farm, but, given its location 5 miles down a bumpy dirt road, its position wasn’t much of an asset for what he had in mind. So, in... more »
Bumper Blueberry Season is Upon Us
Think "B"for blueberries this year, as in "busting out all over,""big berries"and "way better than 2006."The Time Picayune more »
Blueberry Growers Scramble to Prepare
Like dragons belching flames and smoke, oil-fired burners have been busy burning off harvested blueberry bushes all over eastern Maine. The Ellsworth American more »
Early Spring Freeze Hit Home, Hit Hard for Blueberry Crop
Farming is a risky business, as Blueberry Acres Owner Coker Denton will quickly point out. Tuttle Times more »
Weekly Blueberry Growing Update Available from MSU
Michigan blueberry growers can stay abreast of pest-related growing season challenges by subscribing to a new weekly scouting report newsletter from the Michigan State University (MSU) Blueberry Team.Focused on integrated pest management topics, the newsletter... more »
Annual Fruit Crop ‘Guesstimate’ to be Held June 20
The 52nd Annual Fruit Crop Guesstimate, sponsored by the Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association (MFFPA) and drawing participants from across the nation, is scheduled for 2 p.m. June 20 at the Amway Grand Plaza in... more »
Blueberry Production on the Rise
If pancakes and muffins are all there is to your blueberry experience, the best of Florida's current harvest could be passing you by. Orlando Sentinel more »
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