Berry Crops

Earliblue blueberry from the Willamette Valley, Oregon. (Photo by Lynn Ketchum)

See what we are working on

• USDA-ARS & OSU Cooperative Breeding Program
• Grafted Blueberry Trial
• Evaluation of Kiwifruit
• Organic Blackberry Production Systems
• The Impact of Organic Blueberry Production Systems on Performance of Cultivars and Yield Components
• Long term impacts of sawdust mulch and N rate in Elliott

Resources

• Northwest Berry & Grape Information Network
  The Northwest Berry & Grape Information Network is the most comprehensive information and communications resource for berry and grape production practices, research, and marketing.
• Nutrient Management of Berry Crops in Oregon (pdf)
• Berry production publications (click on "View it now" next to the publication of interest to open a pdf)
• Economics of berry production publications (choose the crop of interest from the drop down list under "Commodity" and click "Search")

Events

• Strawberry Field Day: Wednesday June 5th, 2013, 1-4pm at NWREC
• Caneberry Field Day: Wednesday July 10th, 2013, 1-4pm at NWREC
• Blueberry Field Day: Wednesday July 17th, 2013, 1-4pm at NWREC

Program Contacts

• Bernadine Strik, Extension Berry Crops Professor
• Gil Buller, Senior Research Assistant—Strik Berry Crops Program
• Amanda Vance, Research Assistant—Strik Berry Crops Program
• Kimberly Ernst, Seasonal Bio Science Research Technician 3—Berry Crops Breeding Program
• Wei Qiang Yang, Extension Berry Crops Associate Professor
• Adrienne Basey, Bio Science Research Technician 3—Yang Berry Crops Program