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Making a blueberry plant that packs a healthy punch

A scientist at the Atlantic Cool Climate Research Centre off Brookfield Road in St. John’s is working on making a

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U.S. (WI): Farmers credit weather for banner blueberry crop

Blueberry farmers are calling this year their best season ever. The fruit at Chet’s Blueberries in Stevens Point is exceptional

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Blueberries each day may keep the doctor away

Eating 2 cups of wild blueberries a day for two months can reduce chronic inflammation, improve metabolism of fat and

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U.K.: Angus Soft Fruits bets on South American blueberries

Angus Soft Fruits is one of the top providers of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries to U.K. retailers, sourcing not

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South Africa: Berry boon for Limpopo farm

Limpopo is generally associated with game ranching, beef, maize, sorghum and sunflowers, yet this province is eminently suited to berry

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Argentina to launch quality label

Argentina’s blueberry suppliers will soon have an extra marketing tool at their disposal under plans by the Argentinean Blueberry Committee

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Australia: Coast’s blueberry shift

Strong domestic consumer demand for berries on the back of health benefits, combined with the ongoing farmgate price squeeze for

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Britain’s blueberry boom

The blueberry, once an exotic foreign rarity, has become Britain’s fastest-growing fruit, and not in the beanstalk sense. More British

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China International Blueberry Conference shared international experience

The first “Qingdao International Blueberry Blueberry Festival and the China International Blueberry Conference” (CIBC) was held in Qingdao, on June

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Bumper crop could mean record year for U.S. blueberries

As the blueberry season winds down in the Pacific Northwest, the U.S. is looking at possible record volume for the