After remaining steady over the past two years, purchases of blueberries jumped 17 percentage points in the past year, making them the commodity with the highest year-to-year growth.
02/21/2012
Damage estimates are becoming clearer from the mid-February freeze that damaged Florida and Georgia blueberries.
Georgia sustained the most significant damage, said Keith Mixon, president of Dole Berry Co. LLC, Watsonville, Calif., and SunnyRidge Farm, Winter Haven, Fla.
“We expect the early Georgia crop to be down significantly from last year,” Mixon said Feb. 21. “Right now, it looks pretty desperate. Damage is above 50% but it’s hard to clarify.
02/16/2012
California Giant Berry Farms, Watsonville, Calif., launched an addition to its website called “Kids Corner.”
02/16/2012
Growers are assessing damage from a mid-February freeze that harmed Florida’s and Georgia’s spring blueberry crops — and some initial estimates paint a dire picture for northern Florid and southern Georgia.
01/18/2012
The California Giant and Specialized cycling team has qualified three members for the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Koksijde, Belgium.
Cyclists Meredith Miller, Cody Kaiser and Tobin Ortenblad are joining the U.S. team for the Jan. 28-29 event, according to a news release.
01/16/2012
The University of Florida recognized a pioneering Florida blueberry grower-shipper by formally dedicating a campus building after him.
On Jan. 12, the Gainesville-based University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences dedicated the Straughn Extension Professional Development Center to Alto Straughn, owner and manager of Straughn Farms LLC, Waldo, Fla.
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