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Washington State University and Oregon State University will hold a free blueberry pruning workshop in Prosser on Monday November 18th.  The morning event will include a 90 minute presentation by OSU’s Dr. Bernadine Strik, focused on the rationale and fundamentals of highbush blueberry pruning in central Washington.  Followin...

Washington State University and Oregon State University will hold a free blueberry pruning workshop in Prosser on Monday November 18th.  The morning event will include a 90 minute presentation by OSU’s Dr. Bernadine Strik, focused on the rationale and fundamentals of highbush blueberry pruning in central Washington.  Followin...

Last week, a Seattle U.S. District Court judge certified a class-action lawsuit on behalf of some 600 Mexican workers who have alleged labor abuses at a Whatcom County blueberry farm.  The lawsuit alleges the company violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which forbids  forced labor, through threats and implied threats that the workers would be sent to Mexico if they complained or did no

The annual Blueberry Research Review takes place on October 5th beginning at 9:00 a.m. at WSU’s Mount Vernon Research and Extension Center and will be viewable at WSU’s Prosser Research and Extension Center and their Clark County campus.   Th...

Oregon is one of the best berry producing states in the nation and they’re hosting workshops this month to train producers, foreman and more on best practices for food safety.   Stephanie Page, Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Program Manager said, “It’s important for everyone in the food system to have a good understanding of fundamental principles of food safety. No one wants their

USDA Researchers in Oregon have discovered a new blueberry that they believe holds a lot of promise for the processed market.   Chad Finn with the Horticultural Crops Research Unit said there are more berries being developed for that market.  ...

The Washington Blueberry Commission Board has two positions that are expiring this year.   Position 3’s Andy Enfield has said that he will be retiring from the board. Position 4’s Rob Dhaliwal will run for his position again.   To be o...