Historic Heat Wave Still Has PNW Berry Growers Feeling the Burn

Studies focusing on consumer preference, aphid resistance, heat tolerance, and genetics aim to capitalize on an expanding market.

Proper dormant pruning increases berry size and improves overall health of blackberry and raspberry plants.

Amazing health benefits for consumers and production and marketing benefits for the grower make this berry a must-consider option for your operation.

Independent raspberry breeder Peter Tallman of Longmont, CO, has announced the U.S. release of a new cultivar of black raspberry named “Niwot.” This exciting new variety is the product of Tallman’s private breeding program that started in Poughkeepsie, NY, more than a quarter century ago with the discovery of a wild black raspberry that exhibited the primocane-fruiting trait.