by NARBA Admin | Sep 21, 2020 | Homepage, NARBA News
The North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association has now released its 2021-2022 list of member nurseries selling raspberry and blackberry plants. The list includes full contact information for each nursery as well as a table detailing cultivars each nursery...
by NARBA Admin | Jun 10, 2020 | Homepage, NARBA News
We all know that fruits and vegetables are good for us, that we’re better off eating a handful of berries than of potato chips, or snacking on carrot sticks rather than cookies. But how do berries compare with other fruit choices? At the most recent Berry Health...
by NARBA Admin | Jun 1, 2020 | NARBA News
The North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association (NARBA) is conducting a survey to learn more about caneberry pricing and retail strategies for 2020, as well as the impacts of COVID-19. Information collected in the survey will be used to gain a better...
by NARBA Admin | May 28, 2020 | NARBA News
Jim Jedele, who operates Berry Hill Farm in Dexter, Michigan, was elected as President of the North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association (NARBA) on March 6 at the association’s annual conference, held March 3-6, 2020 in St. Louis, Missouri. Jim has served...
by NARBA Admin | Nov 19, 2019 | NARBA News
U.S. blackberry growers and related industry professionals (nurseries, supplies, shippers, marketers, industry associations etc.) are invited to participate in a short, 10-minute survey to learn more about the current status and needs of the U.S. blackberry industry....
by NARBA Admin | Sep 25, 2019 | NARBA News
Looking for a source of plants? Or looking especially for Von blackberries, Boyne raspberries, Niwot black raspberries, Double Gold raspberries, or some other cultivars? NARBA’s Raspberry & Blackberry Nursery List can help! Each fall, NARBA publishes this...
by NARBA Admin | Jan 17, 2019 | NARBA News
At NARBA’s annual meeting on January 10 at the 2019 North American Raspberry & Blackberry Conference in Savannah, Georgia, the Association gave its 2019 Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Gina Fernandez, Small Fruits Extension Specialist at NC State...
by NARBA Admin | Nov 27, 2018 | NARBA News
Does the success of raspberry and blackberry growers — maybe including yourself, or the farm down the road — matter to you? How about being able to find and buy high quality healthful berries? Or assuring future of the caneberry industry as climate,...
by NARBA Admin | Nov 12, 2018 | NARBA News
The North American Bramble Growers Research Foundation is requesting proposals for 2019 funding. Research grants are typically $2,000-5,000. Proposals are due by December 21st and decisions will be made by March. Click here to see the Request for Proposals and the...
by NARBA Admin | Sep 27, 2018 | NARBA News
NARBA’s 2018-2019 NARBA Raspberry & Blackberry Nursery List is now available! It includes all NARBA member nurseries and lists the specific raspberry and blackberry varieties each nursery offers. The list also indicates whether each nursery sells to...
by NARBA Admin | Jul 5, 2018 | NARBA News
NARBA conducted a survey of growers’ 2018 raspberry and blackberry pricing and sales strategies. A few highlights from the report: 140+ growers participated; 100+ responses are included in the report. The other respondents indicated they weren’t growing...
by NARBA Admin | May 17, 2018 | NARBA News
NARBA has been surveying grower prices since 2013, and is pleased to have the University of Arkansas a a collaborator this year. Please participate using the link below. If you don’t know your 2018 prices yet, you can report 2017 prices. THANK YOU!! Dear...
by NARBA Admin | Sep 25, 2017 | NARBA News
NARBA’s current featured recipe, for Blackberry-Almond Bruschetta, is not very complicated as recipes go. Not a lot of ingredients, and simple steps. And it’s very flexible: You can use fresh or frozen berries. You can use any kind of French bread. You...
by NARBA Admin | Sep 20, 2017 | NARBA News
Looking for a source of raspberry or blackberry plants? Fall is the time to start thinking what you want and place your order. Planting time depends where you live but is usually in the spring (or winter if you live in the South) NARBA has recently updated its list of...
by NARBA Admin | May 18, 2017 | NARBA News
Eat those berries! The wonders of our modern food system mean that raspberries and blackberries are available in the store virtually year-round — both in the produce department and as frozen berries. This makes it possible to enjoy their flavor and health...
by NARBA Admin | Mar 23, 2017 | NARBA News
By Pierson Geyer, NARBA Vice President, Agriberry Farm & CSA, Hanover, VA When I arrived in Guadalajara the day before our three-day tour of Mexican caneberry production, the differences were what jumped out at me immediately. A foreign language bubbled all...
by NARBA Admin | Nov 22, 2016 | NARBA News
Now that a number of registrations are in, this tour is looking even better, as it brings together people from so many different parts of our industry– for example, growers from Michigan, California, Oregon, Pennsylvania, researchers from large berry companies,...
by NARBA Admin | Oct 17, 2016 | NARBA News
There are many issues facing raspberry and blackberry production today, from invasive pests to stubborn, persistent soil diseases — and many opportunities to expland our production areas, improve fruit quality, and identify the specific health benefits of our...
by NARBA Admin | Oct 12, 2016 | NARBA News
We’r looking forward to bringing people from all over together at our conference in Grand Rapids — conferences like this are a great opportunity to learn from experts, share experiences, and develop connections. Meeting with the North American Strawberry...
by NARBA Admin | Aug 8, 2016 | NARBA News
We’re getting close to finalizing the program for our conference in Grand Rapids. Here’s some of what — and who– you can expect.Grower presentations by Gary Bardenhagen (MI), Fred Koenigshof (MI), and Kevin Edberg (MN).Grower panel...
by NARBA Admin | Jul 12, 2016 | NARBA News
As we work on developing the program for our joint meeting with the North American Strawberry Growers Association at the Great Lakes Expo, in December 2016 in Michigan, it’s time to also begin to line up sponsors and exhibitors for this meeting. Sponsors and...
by NARBA Admin | Apr 12, 2016 | NARBA News
The North American Bramble Growers Foundation has made its awards for 2016 funding. The Foundation will give a total of $16,862 to seven projects.You can see the 2016 Funding Awards here. The total of all requests to the Foundation this year was $36,742 — about...
by NARBA Admin | Mar 30, 2016 | NARBA News
We are excited to announce that we will be holding our next conference jointly with the North American Strawberry Association We will be meeting in association with the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is a highly...
by NARBA Admin | Feb 9, 2016 | NARBA News
With the conference only a few weeks away, it is very exciting to see the variety of people, companies, and institutions participating. We know that bringing all these folks together is part of what makes a conference like this special.We’ve got a great lineup...
by NARBA Admin | Dec 21, 2015 | NARBA News
This is a giving time of year– and many of us pull out our checkbooks and give to the causes that matter to us. We’d like to invite you to add another to your list: the North American Bramble Growers Research Foundation.With ever-increasog competition for...
by NARBA Admin | Sep 23, 2015 | NARBA News
ACCESS THE NURSERY LIST HERE.NARBA’s annual Caneberry Nursery List lists all our member nurseries — businesses who raise and supply raspberry and blackberry plants to commercial growers, home gardeners, and other nurseries or garden centers. It includes a...
by NARBA Admin | Sep 7, 2015 | NARBA News
Mark your calendar for March 1-4, 2016. We’re excited to be having our conference in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, one of the premier living history destinations in the country. Just step outside the conference hotel, walk up the block, and see colonial-era...
by NARBA Admin | Aug 10, 2015 | NARBA News
Welcome to NARBA’s new website. We have been working on this for many months. This new responsive design makes it more accessible from mobile phones and tablet computers. It includes the same information for consumers, growers, and our members as our old website...
