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Featured Resources

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• 2024 Berry Price Survey – A summary of berry prices in NY, separated by organic and conventional.
• Cornell Weed Identification for Small Fruit – Common weeds in small fruit plantings and resources for their control.
• Best Management Practices for U-Pick Farms During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Recommended practices and communication strategies for U-Pick operations to protect your farm team and your customers.
• Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) – Comprehensive information on this growing threat to berries and other fruit crops. Visit the SWD blog for updates.
• Berry Diagnostic Tool – A pictorial aid to diagnosing physiological disorders and pest problems of berry crops.
• Nursery Guide for Berry and Small Fruit Crops – This two-part nursery guide for berry growers cross references scores of cultivars with the nurseries that sell them.
• Tunnel Production — Protected culture information for strawberries and brambles formerly hosted at www.tunnelberries.org  See also: Low Tunnel Strawberry Production Guide. View webinar: Low and High Tunnels for Protected Culture for Berries (includes raspberries starting at 12:10)
• Pest Management Guidelines for Berry Crops – Critical pesticide information for managing diseases, insects, mites, weeds, wildlife, and nutrients.
• Berry Soil and Nutrient Management – A Guide for Educators and Growers – Guide and webinars to help prepare soil preplant, correct problems in existing plantings, perform foliar testing and improve soil health.
• NYS IPM Program – Site has berry insect and disease publications, Elements of IPM for blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and Trac Software. See also NYS IPM Berry Project Reports.
• Network for Environment & Weather Applications – Delivers weather information and apps based on the weather collected that support and advance integrated pest management (IPM) and best management practices for agricultural and green industries.
• Berry Webinars – Presentations by Northeast experts on all aspects of berry production.
• Spotted Lanternfly (NYSIPM Webpage)

 

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Newsletters

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• New York Berry News – Archived back to 2001. The Cornell Berry team’s monthly online berry newsletter.
• New York State Berry Growers Association News – Grower group newslettter.
• Fruit Quarterly – Archived back to 2000. Joint effort of the N.Y. State Horticultural Society, Cornell University’s N.Y. State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, and the N.Y. State Apple Research and Development Program.
• More Newsletters

 

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Berry Grower Organizations

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• New York State Berry Growers Association (NYSBGA)
• North American Raspberry and Blackberry Growers Association (NARBA)
• North American Blueberry Council (NABC/USHBC)
• North American Strawberry Growers Association (NASGA)
• U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council

 

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Information for Home Fruit Plantings

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• Cornell Guide to Growing Fruit at Home
• Cornell Garden-based Learning – Fruit
• Chapter 11: Small fruit cultural pest management in Pest Management Around the Home Cultural Methods
• Fruit Production for the Home Gardener- A Comprehensive Guide – Penn State University