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Michigan blueberry producers to vote to establish a research and education program

A referendum to determine whether to establish a Michigan Blueberry Research and Education Program and creating a Michigan Blueberry Commission

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Healthier blueberries, thanks to a blast of purple plasma

Raw blueberries, bursting with vitamins and antioxidants, can also harbor the gut-ravaging human norovirus—a leading cause of foodborne illness from

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Chilean Fresh Fruit Association hyped for another great blueberry and cherry season

The main two fruits imported from Chile in December are blueberries and cherries. The key months for Chilean grapes are

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Fall Creek Farm & Nursery names manager of breeding operations

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. has hired Paul Sandefur as manager of the company’s U.S. breeding operations.   Sandefur will

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High prices boost Hortifrut’s profits during 2016

High prices and favorable weather conditions helped push up Chile-based berry multinational Hortifrut’s profits by 35% during the first nine

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South Korea a strong export market for Oregon ag products

As one of the state’s top export markets for agriculture, South Korea is already home to a number of Oregon

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Spain: Blueberries to become Huelva’s second berry in terms of acreage

The planting stage of the recently completed 2016/2017 strawberry campaign revealed that the total area planted with berries in the

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North America: “This is what a mature blueberry market looks like”, says Brazelton

“For a long time it was very possible to just focus on shipping blueberries in the U.S. and Canada. That was

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Driscoll’s boosts proprietary blueberry plantings in Chile, Peru

California-based multinational Driscoll’s is set to have finished planting more than 500 hectares of proprietary blueberry varieties in South America

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Co-founder of California Giant dies

Pat Riordan, co-founder of Watsonville, Calif.-based California Giant Berry Farms, died Nov. 18 at the age of 67. He died