Variety Spotlight on Two New Blueberries for Growers Posted by Growing Produce Staff|April 22, 2024 Check out a dynamic duo of blueberry varieties from a leading nursery operation.Read More
Avoid These Mistakes When Flying Drones Over Your Farm Field By Ksenia Korolkova, Proofminder|April 24, 2024
Birds Got Your Berries? Ways To Ground The Threat By Gary Gao|April 8, 2024 Controlling your berry farm’s environment is critical to reduce bird depredation.
How Lucero Organic Farms Has Carved a Unique Niche With Strawberries By David Eddy|April 2, 2024 This California farming operation grows and sells just one strawberry variety — and it makes it stand out from the competition.
4 Emerging Strawberry Cultivars That Have Bright Futures By Thomas Skernivitz|March 30, 2024 Early-season ‘Lumina’ leads a quartet of newer strawberry cultivars that are well suited for mid-Atlantic growers.
Fruit and Nut Nurseries Showcase Some of Their Latest and Greatest Varieties Posted by Growing Produce Staff|March 24, 2024 Check out several selections, including apples, almond, raspberry, and more from leading nursery operation and fruit breeders.
Parasitoid Wasps Hot on the Tail of Dreaded Fruit Pest By Thomas Skernivitz|March 19, 2024 ‘Devastating’ spotted wing drosophila pest draws crowds of beneficial wasps.
Spotted Wing Drosophila Surge Has Florida Blueberry Growers On Watch Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 18, 2024 Multiple reports of the invasive pest around fields in Central Florida stand out as earlier than normal.
Sweet and Strong: What To Know About the New ‘Lumina’ Strawberry By USDA-ARS|February 16, 2024 Unique variety release from USDA-ARS strawberry breeding program shows promise against anthracnose.
Say Hello To This New Late-Season Blackberry By University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service|February 13, 2024 Learn more about ‘Sweet-Ark Immaculate’, the latest thornless blackberry release from University of Arkansas fruit breeding program.
Ways Blueberry Growers Can Best Maximize Pollination in Their Fields By Lisa DeVetter|February 6, 2024 Take heed of these buzzworthy insights about hive placement and spacing gathered by researchers.
Spotlight On 6 Sweet Apple and Berry Varieties Posted by Growing Produce Staff|January 16, 2024 Check out several apple and berry selections from leading nurseries and fruit breeders.
How Plant Breeding Advances Are Propelling Berries To New Heights By John R. Clark|January 1, 2024 These molecular methods are moving the industry forward in genomic selection.
Facts Growers Should Know About Blueberry Shock Virus By USDA-ARS|December 12, 2023 Though this virus found in Pacific Northwest berries is not a huge concern, blueberry shock virus still bears monitoring.
What’s Being Done Now To Figure Out Blueberry Fruit Rot By Michigan State University AgBioResearch|December 6, 2023 Learn how a $3.95 million grant from USDA is being used to develop effective management strategies for blueberry fruit rot.
Fall Blueberries From Florida Growing To Be a Possibility Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 28, 2023 New genetic finding could help make a whole new marketing window for blueberries in the Sunshine State come to fruition.
Vanilla in Strawberries? Scientists Find a First Posted by Paul Rusnak|November 18, 2023 University of Florida researchers discover what could prove quite valuable for the flavor and food industries.
New and Juicy Fruit Varieties You Should Know and Grow Posted by Growing Produce Staff|November 14, 2023 Check out a few apple, grape, cherry, and berry selections from leading nurseries and fruit breeders.
Less Lygus Bugs in the Field Equals Superior Strawberries By Thomas Skernivitz|November 7, 2023 Fortunately, unprecedented suppression may be forthcoming with a new insecticide.
Can Sunflower Extract Help Shield Blueberries from Rot? Study Says … By American Chemical Society|October 30, 2023 Researchers report compounds from sunflower crop waste can prevent rotting in blueberries.
Changing of the Guard: New Leadership Set To Take Reins at Driscoll’s Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 11, 2023 Current chairman and CEO of berry growing and packing giant J. Miles Reiter to retire in January 2024. Soren Bjorn readies for new role.