New 2021-2022 Caneberry Nursery List

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...

NARBA has a new President

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...

NARBA 2019 Distinguished Service Award

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...

Support the research that matters to you

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,...

Request for Proposals

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...

New Caneberry Nursery List

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...

2018 Pricing Survey Report

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...

Raspberry and Blackberry Pricing Survey 2018

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...

Keeping it simple. Berries and bread and…

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...

Our New Raspberry & Blackberry Nursery List

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...

Where do your berries come from?

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...

Getting Excited about Going to Mexico…

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,...

Supporting Research: A Request for Proposals

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...

Looking forward to our conference!

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...

Conference Sneak Preview

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...

NABG Research Foundation Awards

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...

Our Next Conference

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...

Support Research with your Donation

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...

Our new 2015-2016 Caneberry Nursery List

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...

Make Plans to Attend Our 2016 Conference.

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...

NARBA has a new website!

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...