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Blueberry Growers Vote to Extend Assessment
Southeast Regional Ag News
On Wednesday, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced that Georgia blueberry growers have voted to extend the $5 per ton assessment on marketed blueberries for an additional three years.
Florida Blueberry Season and Bird Flu Found in Cattle
The Agribusiness Update
Ready to pick your own blueberries or buy them at the grocery store? Florida’s blueberry season is here, and the USDA, FDA, and CDC announced the detection of Bird Flu in cattle.
Blueberries See Decline in Availability for the First Time in Ten Years
California Ag Today
Thanks to an El Nino bringing a warmer winter and delayed harvest, Rabobank Research experts says the top blueberry country in the world is seeing a significant drop in yields.
Cash Labor Ag Expenses and USDA Funding for Dairy Disasters
The Agribusiness Update
Total cash labor expenses for U.S. ag higher, and new funding announced from the USDA will help dairy producers affected by natural disasters.
Thinking Globally for a Local Commodity
Southeast Regional Ag News
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai says the U.S. and India have now resolved their last outstanding dispute at the World Trade Organization.
Big Gains for Blueberry Consumption and USDA's June Planted Acreage Estimates
The Agribusiness Update
With imports now at nearly 60% of total blueberry supplies, blueberry consumption has seen big gains in recent years, and USDA releases June Planted Acreage Estimates
U.S. Marine Fish Stocks Show Improvements in 2022
Southeast Regional Ag News
In 2022, U.S. fisheries data revealed that 93 percent of stocks are not subject to overfishing and 81 percent are not overfished. These numbers show slight improvements compared to the 2021 figures.
What's Happening to the Blueberries?
Southeast Regional Ag News
A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia agriculture experts are working to determine causes and solutions to postharvest quality problems that have hit Georgia’s blueberry growers hard in recent seasons.
Blueberry Demand Grows and SCOTUS Hears Prop 12 Case
The Agribusiness Update
Blueberry demand continues to grow around the world, and the Supreme Court hears case brought by the American Farm Bureau and National Pork Producers Council on California's Prop 12.
Reducing Cattle Methane Emissions
Farm of the Future
Blue Ocean Barns has a proprietary seaweed product that reduces cattle methane emissions.
Blueberry Exports Pt 2
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Blueberry Commission executive director Alan Schreiber talks about this year's harvest, that is happening now, and the effort to expand export markets for Washington berries.
Blueberry Exports Pt 1
Fruit Grower Report
Washington Blueberry Commission executive director Alan Schreiber talks about this year's harvest, that is happening now, and the effort to expand export markets for Washington berries.