…will have good availability of quality, fresh blueberries,” he added. Now that the cool, wet weather is subsiding, “California production is gradually increasing. Albeit a bit later than last year,…
Help the Bees
…blueberries, just to name a few. Here are five ways to get involved to help the bees and monarchs, so they can help keep some of our favorite foods on…
Agri View: Berry Problems
…see added acres of berry crops every year. Mostly blueberries but there are others. And with each crop new or generations old a problem that most people do not give…
Agri View: Bees and Honey
…transported to California every year to pollinate tree nuts. They are also going to New York to pollinate apples. To Maine to pollinate blueberries and Massachusetts for cranberry crops. And…
Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future
…clothing Almost all breeds of blueberries and cranberries currently in production 80 percent of all varieties of citrus fruits grown in the U.S. and The mass production of penicillin during…
Edible Wild Plants
…-Blueberries and cranberries -Sheep sorrel -Chickweed -Red Clover -Garlic Mustard -Miner’s Lettuce -Common Cattail -Wild Ginger -Wild Strawberry -American Elderberry -Wild Rose Also you want to make sure plants you’ve…
New Toolkit for Teachers
…the lists below. Common foods grown/ produced in California almonds, apples, apricots, asparagus, artichokes, avocados, barley, beans, beef, black-eyed peas, blueberries, bread, broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cheese, cherries,…
Agri View: New Possibilities
…blueberries has vastly expanded. While many citrus growers continue to fight greening and half a dozen other diseases, there’s a lot of attention focused on pomegranates. It’s not a fruit…
Funding Available for Specialty Crop Research
…Another SCRI grant helped a research team led by the University of Georgia to develop an advanced sensor system to help harvest and process blueberries at high-speed with low loss….
Two New Berries for You
…and it should thrive in milder areas where northern highbush blueberries are grown, according to Finn. Baby Blues made its debut during the 100th anniversary of the first cultivated blueberry…
FWS Proposes Endangered Species Act Protections for Bumble Bee Species
…of cranberries, blueberries, apples, alfalfa and numerous other crops.” The Fish and Wildlife Service says the number of rust patch bumble bee populations has declined by 91 percent. The proposal…
Honeybee Population Revival
…including blueberries, apples, oranges, squash, tomatoes and almonds. What is Pollination? Pollination occurs when pollen grains from a flower’s male parts (anthers) are moved to the female part (stigma) of…
Shade Plants
…millennia of cultivation and breeding has led to berry bushes that are suited to the field—in other words, to full sun. Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and the like tolerate part sun,…
National Pollinator Week
…they collect nectar. Yet without them, wildlife would have fewer nutritious berries and seeds, and we would miss many fruits, vegetables, and nuts, like blueberries, squash, and almonds . ….