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Cold clips Georgia blueberries
- . March 15, 2018
Georgia blueberries suffered some damage as temperatures dipped below freezing the week of March 5. Mario Flores, director of blueberry

U.S. approves irradiation treatment for Peruvian blueberries
- . March 14, 2018
Peruvian blueberry exporters shipping to the U.S. now have a new treatment option available to mitigate for fruit flies, after

Peruvian blueberry export value rose 50% in 2017
- . March 9, 2018
Peruvian blueberry exports saw a huge rise in both volume and value last year, along with only a minor decline

Wish Farms adds organic blueberry volume
- . March 1, 2018
Wish Farms has increased its organic blueberry volume from Florida this year. Teddy Koukoulis, director of blueberry operations for

Wish Farms adds organic acreage
- . February 22, 2018
Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms has added a 20-acre organic blueberry farm in Alturas, Fla.. The farm, named for Wish

OZblu launches blueberry academy
- . February 21, 2018
South Africa-based blueberry breeder OZblu has announced the “imminent” launch of new school, the OZblu Academy, to train disadvantaged South

New sources crucial to better blueberries
- . February 19, 2018
Sources including Portugal and Morocco are becoming more important for the European blueberry market as consumers come to expect better-quality

Polis to head up Fall Creek South America
- . February 12, 2018
Fall Creek Farm & Nursery has named Ricardo Polis as its new regional director of South America. Polis, a veteran

Blueberries could be beneficial to oral health, study shows
- . February 9, 2018
A new study has added to the body of research on blueberries’ potential antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, with scientists now

De Vries to head up Planasa’s Dutch operation
- . February 5, 2018
Planasa has appointed Jorrit de Vries as general director of Planasa Holland to oversee the company’s expansion in northern and