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Michigan blueberry producers to vote to establish a research and education program
- . December 7, 2016
A referendum to determine whether to establish a Michigan Blueberry Research and Education Program and creating a Michigan Blueberry Commission

Healthier blueberries, thanks to a blast of purple plasma
- . December 5, 2016
Raw blueberries, bursting with vitamins and antioxidants, can also harbor the gut-ravaging human norovirus—a leading cause of foodborne illness from

Chilean Fresh Fruit Association hyped for another great blueberry and cherry season
- . December 5, 2016
The main two fruits imported from Chile in December are blueberries and cherries. The key months for Chilean grapes are

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery names manager of breeding operations
- . December 1, 2016
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc. has hired Paul Sandefur as manager of the company’s U.S. breeding operations. Sandefur will

High prices boost Hortifrut’s profits during 2016
- . November 29, 2016
High prices and favorable weather conditions helped push up Chile-based berry multinational Hortifrut’s profits by 35% during the first nine

South Korea a strong export market for Oregon ag products
- . November 26, 2016
As one of the state’s top export markets for agriculture, South Korea is already home to a number of Oregon

Spain: Blueberries to become Huelva’s second berry in terms of acreage
- . November 25, 2016
The planting stage of the recently completed 2016/2017 strawberry campaign revealed that the total area planted with berries in the

North America: “This is what a mature blueberry market looks like”, says Brazelton
- . November 24, 2016
“For a long time it was very possible to just focus on shipping blueberries in the U.S. and Canada. That was

Driscoll’s boosts proprietary blueberry plantings in Chile, Peru
- . November 23, 2016
California-based multinational Driscoll’s is set to have finished planting more than 500 hectares of proprietary blueberry varieties in South America

Co-founder of California Giant dies
- . November 21, 2016
Pat Riordan, co-founder of Watsonville, Calif.-based California Giant Berry Farms, died Nov. 18 at the age of 67. He died