Blueberries

Oklahoma Grower Shares Tips and Sound Techniques

Lavon Williams has been growing blueberries for only a year, but he’s already learned enough to show other people how to do it. On June 11, Williams will host a group from the Kerr Center... more »

Nation’s Fruit Farms Expected To Yield Large Crops

They’ve been doing it since 1955, and while the history’s fuzzy, members of the Michigan Frozen Food Packers Association took a few minutes to observe that the event June 22 marked 50 years for the... more »

Large East Coast Customer Base Makes It All Work

When Pam and Gary Mount bought Terhune Orchards in 1975, they weren’t just looking to run a farm. They wanted to create a community gathering place, and they seem to have succeeded. More than 500,000... more »

New Concept Cherry Harvester Has Its Debut

For years, cherry growers have worked with large trees. It was a major challenge to contain their vegetative vigor and get them into full fruit production in less than six or eight years. Now that... more »

Emerging Federal Rules Drive Blueberry Growers to Try New Insecticides

Blueberry growers currently are getting pretty good pest control with the pesticides they have available. So why would they be interested in new products, especially ones that cost more and might be more difficult to... more »

FDA: Companies Must Stop Promoting Health Benefits of Cherries on Labels

On Oct. 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warning letters to 29 companies that manufacture, market or distribute products made from cherries and some other fruits. The letters instructed the companies to... more »

New Yorker Aims to Restore Currants to Former Glory

Greg Quinn’s overarching goal is to see New York restored to its former position as the nation’s leading state in currant production – and to be a leader in making it happen. Last May, Quinn’s... more »

Tart Cherry Growers Consider Spending More on Advertising

Cherry Marketing Institute (CMI) staff members used the occasion of the CMI annual meeting in mid-January to press tart cherry growers to double their investment in advertising and promotion. They were talking to the right... more »

Letters to the Editor: Health Claims, Intellectual Property Rights

FDA Not Too Tough On Health Claims This letter is in response to your question, “Is the FDA too tough on health claims for fruits and vegetables?” I say no because the agriculture industry, food... more »

Program Could Help Struggling Concord Growers

Concord grape producers may have permanently lost a market for 70,000 tons of grapes, about 15 percent of total supply in a normal year. That may be enough to encourage some growers to quit growing... more »