Strawberries

Wish Farms cuts the ribbon on its new headquarters

International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms, recently cut the ribbon on its new headquarters in Plant City, Florida. The ceremony commemorated the official move in to Wish Farms’... more »

Harvanta, Verdepryn insecticides now registered for use in California

Summit Agro USA has announced that the California Department of Pesticide Regulation has recently granted registration approval for two insecticides containing the active ingredient cyclapryn. These ground-breaking insecticides are Harvanta and Verdepryn. These IRAC 28... more »

RaboResearch report: Healthy demand for strawberries will stay strong

Strawberry shipments to the U.S. market increased during 2020, while heatwaves and weather shocks sent prices unusually high in some weeks during the summer. According to a March 2021 report by RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness,... more »

Measurements of berry sweetness done with Driscoll’s technology solution

Watsonville, California-based Driscoll's, a consumer brand in fresh berries, announced Feb. 17 a partnership with the Israel-based, technology solutions company Consumer Physics to leverage its SCiO technology to innovate Driscoll's quality measurement process. The Near... more »

Memorial award to be presented during International Strawberry Symposium

During the IX International Strawberry Symposium (ISS2021) three young researchers will be selected for an award in memory of Pasquale Rosati, Chad Finn and Rolph Nestby. To be eligible for this award, young researchers (age limit 40)... more »

Growing strawberries in substrates topic of Ohio State University webinar

Learn all you need to grow strawberry in soilless substrates under greenhouse and high tunnel conditions! Ohio State University is organizing a webinar on growing strawberries. Online live lectures and discussion will be held on... more »

Once strawberries warm up, ‘no practical way to cool them back down’

Right about now, if you eat a Florida strawberry, odds are it’s going to taste oh-so-good. That’s no accident. Strawberries are in season, and those you see at the grocery store should be shipped and... more »

2 new strawberry varieties released by UC Davis

Red, ripe strawberries are the hallmark of spring in California. Two new varieties from the Public Strawberry Breeding Program at the University of California, Davis, will provide consumers with big, flavorful strawberries throughout fall and winter,... more »