Lots of talk about options for the upcoming season planting and I imagine nurseries are starting to get an uptick in conversations about plant needs now.

How about the weather last week? It’s always nail-biting when the wind/heat/low humidity combo shows up at this time of year.

Transition month here in the Pacific Northwest. Lots of juggling meetings in fields to fit everything in. It’s been tricky to get…

Micah Weiss, A board member here at Northwest Berry Foundation, has recently joined the USHBC Leadership Program! Find out more about this new project in the most recent USHBC podcast.

This is the final Small Fruit Update before the “off season” biweekly cycle begins. At the end of every field season it feels like we climbed a mountain but this season happens to also be the first field season in the books for the Northwest Berry Foundation (NBF) since the restructuring.

There aren’t many people in this world that will gamble on the weather to make a living.

Fall is upon us with lots of nice colors showing up in the fields. Had a brief last gasp of summer with record temperatures showing up across the Willamette Valley.

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of Anna Peerbolt on Sunday, October 2nd. Prior to retirement, she worked alongside Tom Peerbolt for several decades.

There are lots of meetings being scheduled right now, including u extension and food safety trainings.. Some of the larger conferences have registration open like the Washington Small Fruit Conference in Lynden, Washington and the Northwest Center for Small Fruits Conference in Corvallis, Oregon, both happening next month.

It’s Meeting Season! What I tend to relate to the official kickoff of the meeting season usually includes the multiple commission research reviews/meetings which were held over the last couple weeks.

It’s official! Raspberry breeding efforts are moving forward in Washington. Here is a statement from the Washington Red Raspberry Commission releasing the news of the endowment dedicated breeder funding

Happy Fall!

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