Hopes High For Florida Blueberry Crop

Savannah show tackles pressing issues for specialty crop producers.

James Olmstead is an assistant professor of blueberry breeding and genetics at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. He’s also part of a group of young researchers working closely with the fruit industry to help growers adapt for the future.

Proper management relies on understanding the biology of the pesky pest.

Maintaining the right amount of moisture in pine bark amended soil relies on readiness, restraint.

Several years ago cherry grower Mike Omeg, who is always looking for ways to do a better job […]

When a farm is in a family for nearly 100 years, there’s bound to be change necessary to […]

In a little more than 10 years, Sweet Georgia Blues have become a major player in the global […]

Northern highbush blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) are common throughout the northern U.S. states and Canada, and are native to […]

Editor’s Note: As of early April, the USDA had not yet commenced the 60-day comment period on the […]

Blueberries have become big business in Florida. Its success depends on fitting in a narrow market window. In […]

A mutiny of sorts is occurring in supermarket produce departments across the country. Berries have taken over. The […]

Though the weather was unseasonably chilly outside, there were plenty of hot topics discussed at the Florida Blueberry […]

Editor’s Note: The Jan. 3, 2013 issue of the “Small Fruit Update”, published by Peerbolt Crop Management in […]

After a poor season for both apples and cherries in Michigan last year, growers are hoping for a […]

This past year I noticed decreased vegetative growth in our older northern highbush blueberry planting made back in […]

Ever since he started working with blueberries, David Bryla couldn’t understand why growers said they had always been […]

For blueberry growers in the Sunshine State, business is good, but it could always be better. More than […]

An easy and inexpensive weed management tool in blueberry production is proper weed identification. Weed management tools in […]

In addition to sprinklers, there are some other tactics that can be employed to reduce the risk from cold.