• November 29, 2024

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Crown Jewels Produce hires salesmen

Jeff Kramm and Stephen Thomason, who were both previously with Super Value Stores Inc., Fresno, Calif., have joined Crown Jewels

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Rainier Fruit Co. blueberry volume spiking in 2013

The news about blues has Rainier Fruit Co. in the pink. “We expect to pack upwards of five million pounds

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Spain: Start of Cantabria’s blueberry campaign

The blueberry season has finished in Huelva, but this does not mean Spain can no longer enjoy this antioxidant fruit,

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U.S.: APHIS recommends lighter fruit fly treatment for blueberry imports

U.S. authorities have recommended a lower temperature requirement for the methyl bromide treatment of fruit fly in blueberries, allowing exporters

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Trials examine water cutbacks’ effects on berry flavor

As California continues to grapple with drought conditions and irrigation cutbacks, what will that do to berry quality. Will flavor

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Blueberries in abundant supply for July

Michigan growers are expecting a large crop of blueberries this summer, and they’re not alone. “Really good crops are projected

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Conditions favorable for Northwest crop of blues

Blueberry production continues to be a growth industry in the Pacific Northwest. “Freshly harvested Oregon blueberries, one of the joys

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Hortifrut will invest $84 million dollars

The fruit company plans to invest US $25 million for the 2013/2014 season and US$ 17 million for the following

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2013 New Jersey blueberry season expected to produce the pick of the crop

An average winter season that provided the necessary “chilling hours,” combined with a normal spring and an abundance of cooperative

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U.S.: Michigan sees growing fruit markets in Brazil, Korea

When Michigan Governor Rick Snyder took office in 2011, his administration made it a goal to double the state’s agriculture