Extension Resources - Horticulture - Fruits - Berries

• General Berry Information
• Blueberry
• Cranberry
• Currant
• Grapes
• Raspberry
• Strawberry

 

 

General Berry Info

• AAFC gets the dirt on organic fruit crops in BC (OACC)
• Commercial Organic Farms Have Better Fruit and Soil, Lower Environmental Impact, Study Finds (Science Daily)
• Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Production in High Tunnels - Tri-state Organic Video Series (Purdue)
• High Tunnels for Season Extension Webinars (Great Lakes Vegetable Working Group)
• Hoophouses and High Tunnels - Tri-state Organic Video Series (Purdue)
• National Fruit and Vegetable Organic Summary (USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service)
  • Available free every Tuesday, the new report provides an easy-to-use summary of the market data, including wholesale and shipping point prices and movement data
• Organic Cultivation of Bush Berries (FiBL)
• SERENDADE MAX Biofungicide Granted 1st Canadian Registration for a Range of Crops, Crop groups and Diseases
• Tree Fruits, Nuts and Berries (COABC)

Blueberry

• The Blossoming of Organic Apples, Blueberries and Wine Grapes (OACC)
• Control strategies for blueberry maggot using mulch in highbush blueberries (OACC)
• Cornell University's Organic Fruit Production Guides
  • Blueberries (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Fertility and weed management in organic highbush blueberry production (OACC)
• Mulch Types Affect Ground Beetle (Carabidae) Abundance and Species Composition in Highbush Blueberries (OACC)
• Organic Wild Lowbush Blueberry Guide
• Organic Blueberry Production Research Project (eXtension)
• Organic Blueberry Publications (University of Maine)
• Organic Wild Blueberry Production (PDF, 2 MB)
• Grower Survey of Organic Pest Management Practices for Wild Blueberries (PDF, 2.4 MB)      
• Evaluation of Entomopathogens for Biological Control of Insect Pests of Lowbush Blueberry
• Economic Analysis of Organic Pest Management Strategies for Lowbush Blueberries using Enterprise Budgeting (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Organic Production of Horticultural Crops (Saskatchewan)

Cranberry

• Entrust Insect Control Products Granted Minor Use Registrations for Cranberries

 

Currant

• Could this possibly work? (farmcentre.com)
• Organic Black Currant Production Manual (Anne’s PEI Farm & PEI Horticulture Association)
• Organic Blackcurrant Production: Fertility Amendments and Weed Control (OACC)

Grapes

• The Blossoming of Organic Apples, Blueberries and Wine Grapes (OACC)
• Cornell University's Organic Fruit Production Guides
  • Grapes (PDF, 1.0 MB)
• Organic Production Guide for Grapes (ATTRA) (PDF, 1 MB)

Raspberry

• Greenhouse raspberry: production guide (Cornell)
• Organic Strawberries and Raspberries: The Berry Best (OACC)

Strawberry

• An alternative strategy for Lygus (Tarnished Plant Bug) management in Ontario strawberries (AAFC)
• Commercial Organic Farms Have Better Fruit and Soil, Lower Environmental Impact, Study Finds (Science Daily)
• Cornell University's Organic Fruit Production Guides
  • Strawberries (PDF, 960 kb)
• Growing an Organic Strawberry
• Organic Stawberries and Pests
• Organic Strawberries and Raspberries: The Berry Best (OACC)
• Organic Strawberry Prodution (MOFGA)
• Reducing Herbicides in Strawberries by Exploring Alternative Production Systems (OMAFRA)
• Using Biological Control for Root Weevils in Strawberries (OMAFRA)