Bright Idea For Bolstering Your Blueberry Crop By Rebecca L. Darnell | Jeff Williamson | James W. Olmstead|September 25, 2012 Florida’s blueberry crop is almost entirely hand harvested for the fresh market. While hand harvesting is the single […]Read More
New Blueberry Varieties Taking Flight By James W. Olmstead|September 21, 2012 The six most recent releases from the University of Florida blueberry breeding program also were the final flock […]
Analyzing Blueberries Under High Tunnels Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 1, 2012 While recent extreme weather events have spurred studies to find more effective freeze protection methods for strawberries, they […]
Trends In World Blueberry Production Posted by Paul Rusnak|March 8, 2012 Health interest continues to drive blueberry demand and this increasing interest is encouraging increased worldwide blueberry production. Given […]
Florida Blueberry Growers Focus On Food Safety By Paul Rusnak|November 4, 2011 Interest in blueberries as an alternative cash crop in Florida continues to grow by the bunches. Attendance figures […]
Don’t Hedge Your Bets By Jeff Williamson|September 14, 2011 Pruning is widely recognized as an important cultural practice in the production of perennial fruit crops including blueberry. […]
Island Grove Ag Products Has Battle Plan for Growth By Paul Rusnak|April 13, 2011 Founded in 1995 as a blueberry nursery and two separate neighboring farms, Island Grove Ag Products (IGAP) has […]
Blueberry Report: Managing Micronutrients By Brian Sparks|February 23, 2011 When it comes to plant nutrition, there are about 16 different elements that are considered critical to the […]
Avoid Blueberry Rust By Laura Drotleff|May 3, 2010 Whether in Michigan, California, Hawaii, or elsewhere, blueberry growers must stay vigilant to thedanger of blueberry leaf rust. […]
Blueberry Fields Forever By Gary K. England|March 24, 2010 Weeds pose a challenge to blueberry growers on a year-round basis. Proper identification of the weed species present […]
Weed Management In Blueberries By Eric Hanson|March 3, 2010 Blueberry producers have a fair selection of herbicide products to work with, and two additional products were recently […]
Florida Citrus Stalwarts Succeed In Blueberries By Frank Giles|February 1, 2010 Since his grandfather, William Gee Roe, began his packing operation in Central Florida in 1925, Bill Roe says […]
Mixon Family Farm Builds Burgeoning Berry Business By Tacy Callies|February 1, 2008 The decision to venture into blueberries was quite a drastic departure for the Mixons, who for the last […]
