Extra Support To Grow Export Market Opportunities for U.S. Blueberries By U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council|January 7, 2025 U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council awarded $1.5 million of USDA RAPP funding to further develop opportunities in emerging global markets.Read More
Latest Federal Court Ruling: DOL’s Take on H-2A Farmworker Wages Unlawful Posted by Growing Produce Staff|August 27, 2026
What Vegetable Growers Should Do When Wildlife Control Goes Wrong By Michele Katsaris|August 26, 2026
The Important Connection Between Consumers and Blueberry Breeding By Lisa DeVetter|December 9, 2024 Learn how consumer preference and purchasing studies inform blueberry breeding.
How To Handle Blueberry Crop Damage Assessments After the Storm Posted by Growing Produce Staff|October 18, 2024 Wind and flood impacts can bring a handful of ailments to plants when hurricanes pass through.
New Hall of Fame Status for Three Florida Blueberry Trailblazers Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 2, 2024 Florida Blueberry Growers Association announces the latest inductees to its Hall of Fame. Find out who will be officially honored this fall.
Vigilance Key To Beat Prionus Longhorn Beetles in Blueberry Crops By NC State Extension|July 29, 2024 Researchers aim to raise awareness of problematic pest that affects a number of food crops.
Fresh Funding To Help Grow Reach of U.S. Blueberries Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 23, 2024 U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council awarded $1.3 million from USDA’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program.
By The Numbers: Latest Fruit Production Trends in the U.S. Posted by Growing Produce Staff|May 10, 2024 USDA-NASS releases its latest non-citrus fruits production report. Utilized apple production in Oregon and Washington up 25% from 2022.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Berry Propagator Nourse Farms Announces New Partnership and Expansion By Growing Produce Staff|October 5, 2023 Fruit-growing operation will expand its tissue culture and nursery capabilities while expanding into North Carolina.
Report Gives Fresh Take on Current State of the Global Blueberry Industry Posted by Growing Produce Staff|August 18, 2023 Latest intel from the International Blueberry Organization is now available for download. Check out the trends.
Agritourism Proving To Be a Boon for More and More Berry Growers By Thomas Skernivitz|July 17, 2023 Producers turn a profit through direct-to-consumer sales while also turning their farms into destination points.
Microsprinklers Tapped To Help Protect Blueberry Blooms from Heat Injury By Michigan State University Extension|June 7, 2023 Michigan’s blueberry industry has been increasingly affected by climate change with spring heatwaves and long, dry periods causing potential yield losses.
