Caneberry Resource List 2017

Blackberry and Raspberry Resources 2017

For the Southern Region of the US

2016 Southeast Regional Caneberry Production Guide
is available in 2 formats:
1. An online version that includes links to videos http://content.ces.ncsu.edu/southeast-regional-caneberry-production-guide. This is the first NCCES numbered publication to include videos!


2. There is also a PDF version available.  It is 44 pages long and includes all the text, color images and figures that the online version has but no videos. The PDF version that is a smaller file size (3.2 MB) is available at the end of the link above.

Websites

Grower Information Portal:

https://rubus.ces.ncsu.edu/

Caneberry Budgets:

https://rubus.ces.ncsu.edu/rubus-blackberry-and-raspberry-budgets-pricing/

Conventional and Organic budgets                                                                                                                                                            

Southern Region Small Fruits Consortium:

http://www.smallfruits.org/

- see “Crops” and “Production Guides” sections

- IPM guides have pest management recommendations.

- Small Fruit News, a quarterly newsletter with timely articles and checklists for chores in blackberry and raspberries

NC Agricultural Chemicals Manual:

-for most recent pesticide recommendations

http://ipm.ncsu.edu/agchem/agchem.html

                 

Berry Diagnostic Tool:

http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/berrytool/

- all berries, including blackberries and raspberries

Blackberries for the Home Garden:

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/pdf/blackberries.pdf

Berry Market Prices

http://www.ncagr.gov/markets/mktnews/fruit.htm

Association Contact list and meetings

North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association (NARBA)


Debby Wechsler, Executive Secretary 



E-mail: info@raspberryblackberry.com


Phone: 919-542-4037


Annual meeting in Jan/Feb various US locations (Williamsburg CA)

Annual regional meeting often with SE Regional Fruit and Veg Conference, Savannah GA (early Jan)

North Carolina Commercial Blackberry and Raspberry Association (NCCBRA)

Daniel_Shires@ncsu.edu

Annual meeting held each year (Jan/Feb/March) in western NC

SE Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference

http://www.seregionalconference.com/

Annual meeting early Jan, ½ day or more dedicated to blackberry and raspberry grower talks

Social Media

Team Rubus Blog:

http://teamrubus.blogspot.com/

Team Rubus Twitter

@NCTeamRubus

Facebook Team Rubus

Books/References

Compendium of Raspberry and Blackberry Insects and Diseases

NEW EDITION COMING OUT IN 2017

National Clean Plant Network-Berries

http://nationalcleanplantnetwork.org/Berry_CPN/

Small Fruit Update –PNW weekly newsletter during growing season.

http://www.nwberryfoundation.org/sfu.html