Berry Educational Events Abound! Make sure to take advantage of these great, in-person opportunities to learn more about berry production. There will be great trade shows, pre and post-conference tours at some events, and lots of other growers in attendance for networking. Nothing beats in-person interaction, so please take advantage of these conferences if you are able.
January 23 – 24, 2024 – Empire State Producers EXPO, Syracuse, NY, https://nysvga.org/expo/information/. A full day of berry information on Tuesday, January 23rd. Register soon!
January 28-31, 2024 – North American Strawberry Growers Association Meeting and Conference, Hershey, PA. For more information on conference tours and sessions, and to register visit: https://www.nasga.org/n-american-strawberry-growers-conference.htm.
January 30 – February 1, 2024 – Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, Hershey, PA – For more information and to register visit: https://www.mafvc.org/
February 21-22, 2024 – Eastern New York Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Albany, NY – For more information and to register visit: https://enych.cce.cornell.edu/event.php?id=1846.
February 26 – 28, 2024 – North American Raspberry and Blackberry Association Annual Conference, Wilmington, NC. For more information and to register, visit: https://www.raspberryblackberry.com/conference/2024-wilmington/#!event-register/2024/2/27/narba-2024-annual-conference-wilmington-north-carolina
Strawberry Growers – Your Input is Needed!!
Dear strawberry growers,
Four years ago, we asked for your help in providing info about strawberry production practices you use in a detailed survey. (If you are curious, we presented some of the summary statistics from that survey at the NEVFC last year – you can review it here).
We are now asking AGAIN for your help. As we wrap up a 4-year SARE-funded project on strawberry production systems, we’d like to know if you have made any changes in your strawberry production, and if and how you interacted with our project. As incentive for filling out the survey, you’ll have the opportunity to be entered into a drawing to win a fabulous prize: a hard paper copy of the brand-new revised and updated Strawberry Production Guide for the Northeast, Midwest, and Eastern Canada.
Please help us by accessing the survey here: https://unh.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cFIh3kdqJUHSawK
Thank you for your help with this!
Dr. Becky Sideman, UNH
Dr. Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE ENYCH
Laura McDermott, CCE ENYCH
Revised Strawberry Production Manual Now Available
The second edition of the Strawberry Production Guide is available online and available as a free downloadable pdf and downloadable Microsoft Excel workbook.
This guide is intended as a comprehensive resource for both novice and experienced strawberry growers in northeastern North America. It provides information on all aspects of strawberry culture. The second edition has been updated and revised throughout, and includes expanded and new information on variety selection, production systems, harvesting, handling and transportation, marketing and budgeting/economics. In addition, a new section on diagnosing problems in strawberry plantings has been added.
Click here to download your free copy or attend one of the NYS meetings to get a hard copy.
