THE

SMALL FRUIT
UPDATE

WEEK 07: FEBRUARY 15, 2023

PHOTO BY JULIE POND.

Tour of the strawberry plots 2/13/23.

2022-2023

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TABLE OF
CONTENTS

03
Commentary

05
Industry News

06
Industry Resources

07
Small Fruit Advertising

08
Industry Calendar
 03Commentary

Ben Buchholz, with Washington Friends of Farms and Forests, recently

passed this along. Something to keep in mind:

Washington growers hang on to your fuel receipts. Washington

State has a Climate Commitment Act, which is to cap and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions from Washington’s largest emitting
sources. Farm use of fuel is exempt, but unfortunately many
Washington farmers are still paying a surcharge they should not have
to. Department of Ecology, the Governors office, House and Senate
Democrats and agricultural representatives continue to work on a
solution to get a refund process setup to get the collected fees
returned to farmers. Farmers are still encouraged to keep all fuel
receipts because there will eventually be a process to get a refund for
the carbon fee.

Here is a capitol press article related to this:

READ ARTICLE

Julie Pond
PLANT
SALES

2022 Caneberry and Strawberry

Plant Sales by Variety

Information is in! See below for caneberry and

strawberry varieties grown in British Columbia,
Washington and Oregon

Strawberry 2022 Plant Sales

Red Raspberry 2022 Plant Sales

Black Raspberry 2022 Plant Sales

Blackberry 2022 Plant Sales

Special thanks to all nurseries who send in this

annual information. Thank you to Elisa Lockhart,
Northwest Berry Foundation, for compiling this data.
 05 Industry News

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PODCASTS OF THE INDUSTRY

The Business of Blueberries: A podcast from the U.S. Highbush

Blueberry Council hosted by Kasey Cronquist and Rod Cook.
BLUEBERRY HEALTH RESEARCH ROUNDTABLE

PolliNation: A podcast from Oregon State University Extension Service

hosted by Dr. Andony Melathopoulos.
232 - SHANNON - DO ADJUVANTS INFLUENCE BEE HEALTH?

NEWSLETTERS OF THE INDUSTRY

‘The Business of Blueberries’ The Impact of Grab a Boost of Blue

See the Latest Ag Equipment Up Close!

Seeking Your Input: VacCap Survey

Registration Notice - 2023 Korea Export Program

WRRC Newsletter February 2022

ORBC Meeting Announcement

Emergency Relief Program for 2020 & 2021 Losses - Phase Two Now Open - Applications Due June 2nd

Behind The Blue: Heart Health Month Activations, Register for The Blueberry Convention, Foodservice Program

‘The Business of Blueberries’: Blueberry Health Research Roundtable

FEATURED
LINKS 06
Industry Resources

Blueberry farmers ask B.C. government to provide direct financial assistance for flood ravaged
fields (CBC 2/5/23)

Researchers, companies breed better blueberries (Capital Press 2/7/23)

USDA simplifies FSA loan application process (Fruit Grower News 2/13/230)

Maine blueberries vs. fly: US senator files bill to help (ABC News 2/13/23)

NORTH AMERICA

ProBlad Verde fungicide now available throughout U.S.

(Fruit Grower News 2/6/23) READ MORE

California strawberry volume coming on stronger

(FreshPlaza 2/13/23) READ MORE

The WA cranberry farmer trying to turn the tides of Washaway

(Crosscut 2/10/23) READ MORE

Cevya fungicide OK’d for strawberries in California

(Fruit Grower News 2/6/23) READ MORE

WORLD

Prices strengthen for Mexican raspberries

(FreshPlaza 2/2/23) READ MORE

Oversupply leads to challenging Tasmanian strawberry season

(FreshPlaza 2/5/23) READ MORE

Naturipe brings FeBLUEary berry campaign back to retailers

(Fruit Grower News 2/6/23) READ MORE

Chile wildfires: Potential damage to fruit production areas

(FreshPlaza 2/7/23) READ MORE

Fall Creek South Africa appoints new General Manager

(FreshPlaza 2/10/23) READ MORE

Spain's new drought measures might lead to mass job losses

(FreshPlaza 2/12/23) READ MORE
Serbia: 2022 was not the year of berry farming
(FreshPlaza 2/12/23) READ MORE

Ukrainian farmers are ready to set a new blueberry export record

(FreshPlaza 2/12/23) READ MORE

TECHNOLOGY

Results of retractable cooling roof trials with strawberries in Mexico

(FreshPlaza 2/2/23) READ MORE

A 75% reduction in chemical sprays and 61% more raspberries

(FreshPlaza 2/7/23) READ MORE

New Alberta strawberry grower opts for geothermal heat

(FreshPlaza 2/13/2023) READ MORE

PHOTO BY JULIE POND

STRAWBERRY SEEDLING PLOTS. 2/13/23

 07 SFU Advertising

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08 Industry Calendar

15-16 07-10
North American Strawberry
Produce Safety Alliance Grower
Symposium
Trainings
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18 14
OSU Small Farms Conference
2023 Washington Grower Workshop

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21 16
USHBC Blueberry Convention PSA Produce Safety Rule Training by
WSDA

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MARCH 2023

10 21
15th Annual Caneberry Production
Workshop Oregon Strawberry Commission
Meeting
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SMALL FRUIT UPDATE
WEEK 07: FEBRUARY 15, 2023

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