Blueberries

NC Fruit Growers Take Stock Of Losses From Recent Cold Snap

3:52pm March 27, 2017

Agriculture officials are calling the cold snap earlier this month the most damaging that fruit farmers in the Southeast have experienced since the 2007 Easter freeze that led to a $1-billion

Alberto and Javier are pickers at Blueberry Hill Farms.

National

For Pickers, Blueberries Mean Easier Labor But More Upheaval

9:15am July 13, 2016

by Dan Charles

Many farm workers call blueberries their favorite crop to pick. It pays well and the work is comfortable. But there's a catch: It's a short season, and workers and their families have to keep moving.

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Final inspection of frozen blueberries at the Atlantic Blueberry Co.

How New Jersey Tamed The Wild Blueberry For Global Production

1:48pm August 04, 2015

by Dan Charles

In the past 10 years, the global blueberry crop has tripled. Yet the big, round commercial blueberry is a fairly recent innovation. It was created by breeders exactly 100 years ago, in New Jersey.

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Environment

Bee Biodiversity Gives Farmers More Blueberries

9:08am July 25, 2014

Farmers often rely on honeybees to help their crops grow. And scientists have been concerned about the decline of honeybees in recent years. But a new study shows that honeybees are not the only important pollinators out there.

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Regular consumption of blueberries, such as these found at Butler's Orchard in Maryland, may prevent heart attacks in middle-aged women.

Women With A Berry-Snacking Habit May Have Healthier Hearts

10:08am January 15, 2013

by Allison Aubrey

Love berries? It seems a habit of eating them three times a week may stave off heart attacks, at least in middle-aged women, according to a new study. That's because of compounds called anthocyanins found in these brightly colored gems.

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