Mummy Berry—Heightened Alert:
We’re in a high risk situation in the Willamette Valley for mummy berry infections.
Washington growers hang on to your fuel receipts.

The WSU Red Raspberry Endowed professor position has gone through initial interviews and is now moving onto the more in depth interview process.

Spring into new NBF opportunities!

It’s officially the start of spring and we kickstarted this week by circulating a press release highlighting NBF’s key growth points in the digital landscape over the last year.

I was pleasantly surprised with the discussion and feedback loop that was started during the first of four workshops geared towards the Endangered Species Act stakeholder workshop.

The USHBC initiated a multi-year national residue decline curve study to better inform industry of potential residue violations.

Growing degree days are much farther along than they were one year ago (26 days ahead of 2023) and about 8 days ahead of the typical 30 year average.

The only good thing about having the season delayed by 16 days (21 days when compared to last year at this time) is that growers can informally host folks in their fields.

This spring, the Washington Blueberry Commission is sponsoring free testing for Blueberry Shock Virus (BlShV) and Blueberry Scorch Virus (BlScV).

This sad news hits both sides of the border. Dr. Bernadine Strik passed away on Friday, April 14th. She was first and foremost a friendly face to Pacific Northwest growers and collaborators.

The bloom weather window has recently dried out but that isn’t to say the recent wet weather conditions should be ignored.

Whether you grow for processing or for fresh, many acres or few, your ideas are needed to help determine the future of strawberry research in Washington.

Since everyone is considering their chemistries for the season, now would be a good time to highlight the USHBC recently released MRL guidance and findings.