strawberries
Lights, steam tackle strawberry disease
A machine that can be programmed to traverse through fields shines a light to help prevent powdery mildew from causing damage to strawberries. Natalia Peres, a professor of plant pathology at the University of Florida... more »
Fancy Farms adapts to challenges in turbulent strawberry industry
Carl Grooms has seen a lot since he entered the strawberry growing business in 1974. He’s leaving the Plant City, Florida, growing operation in the hands of his son, Dustin, but has plenty of concerns... more »
California grower taps talents, resources to find success
Javier Zamora came to the United States from Mexico when he was 20 years old. He lived in the Redondo Beach area near Los Angeles. Most people around him at the time came from different... more »
High tunnels bring berries’ success under cover
In many areas of the country, cold winters and humid, variable growing seasons can limit the profitability of raspberries and strawberries, as well as the survival of blackberries. High tunnels alter the crop environment in... more »
Corteva, Broad Institute license Simplot to use CRISPR-Cas9
The Corteva Agriscience Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have signed a joint intellectual property licensing agreement with the J.R. Simplot Company for foundational CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene editing tools. According to a news... more »
Packaging company Sonoco hooks up with Harvest Croo Robotics
Hartsville, South Carolina-based Sonoco, a global packaging company, has become a joint development partner and investor in the Plant City, Florida-based robotics company Harvest CROO Robotics. “This partnership solidly aligns with our focus on improving the... more »
Creative fruit, machinery, marketing drive Driscoll’s
Build a better mousetrap, the old saying goes, and the world will beat a path to your door. Research and development aren’t always common investments in commodity markets. But the Driscoll’s motto is “only the... more »
California rainstorms blamed for low Easter strawberry supply
A blip in the U.S. Strawberry supply was caused by three days of rain in California, a top produce industry official said. Local media in the United States such as Pittsburgh’s KDKA-TV earlier reported that... more »
Florida Radiance, other UF varieties celebrated on National Strawberry Day
Vance Whitaker toils day and night to develop the tastiest, best-looking, aromatic strawberries a consumer would want. Yummy enough for a nutritious snack or to help flavor a cake or pie just in time for... more »
UNH to develop strawberry varieties for organic production
Scientists with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire have launched a research project that aims to develop the first varieties of strawberries specifically designed for organic agriculture in the... more »
