Blueberry Harvester Food Safety
Mechanical harvesting of blueberries is commonplace in many commercial production regions. With labor shortages becoming worse and expenses associated with labor ever-increasing, it is a strategy that more producers would like to employ for the fresh market. Commonly, food safety …
Mechanical Harvesting of Blueberries
In order to machine harvest a blueberry bush, several management considerations need to be made. Bed configuration is one of these. Raised beds bring catch plates closer to the base of the crown of the blueberry bush. Any suckers and …
Perennial Plant
Perennial Plant. A plant that has a life span of 3 or more years.
From: Society for Range Management. 1998. Glossary of terms used in range management, fourth edition. Edited by the Glossary Update Task Group, Thomas E. Bedell, …
Alan Morgan, Louisiana State University
Alan Morgan is project director for the All About Blueberries Community of Practice. He is a professor and Extension entomologist at Louisiana State University. Alan’s major responsibilities and interests are related to the Formosan Termite Program in New Orleans and …
Fruit, Orchard, and Vineyard Sanitation Fact Sheet
Importance of Sanitation
Diseases can become a significant problem in commercial and home fruit plantings, resulting in premature leaf drop, fruit decay, dieback, decline, and even plant death. When diseases do occur, it is often presumed that fungicides are the …
Oscar Liburd, University of Florida
Oscar Liburd is a member of the eXtension All About Blueberries Community of Practice. He is a professor and program director of the Small Fruits and Vegetable IPM Laboratory at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. His areas of …
Blueberry Marketing
Blueberry Economics: The Costs of Establishing and Producing Conventional and Organic Blueberries in the Willamette Valley
Since the early 2000s, U.S. blueberry demand has doubled as consumer awareness of associated health benefits has grown. As a result, the blueberry industry has documented a fourfold increase in nationwide plantings, with full production expected to reach the market …
USDA Unveils New Plant Hardiness Zone Map
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2012 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released the new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating a useful tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 1990 with greater …