Small Fruit Update Week 22, 2026
Ugh, the dreaded blueberry virus conundrum continues. Undoubtedly you’ve all been seeing funky symptoms in your fields by now and wondering if it’s Shock, Scorch, some new virus or all of the above.
Small Fruit Update Week 22, 2025
We have been collecting scorch samples through the Oregon Virus testing program (similar initiatives exist in BC and WA). While some fields display the usual signs, others do not (such as yellowing or weak plants).
Small Fruit Update Week 22, 2024
I do have a strong sense of moving an industry forward and bringing together everyone that can assist in that endeavor when I recognize a challenge that is beyond my individual capacity or wheelhouse.
Small Fruit Update Week 22, 2023
What Impacts Nectar Production? Nectar and volatiles (the scent of flowers) attract honey bees and other pollinating insects to blueberry flowers.
Small Fruit Update Week 22, 2022
Degree days this year have been interesting, and not just because this year’sseason is late by two weeks.