Below are links to numerous web resources for blackberry and raspberry growers. Home gardeners may also find many of them useful. We will continue to build this list. Please contact NARBA if you would like to suggest additional resources to include or if the links given have failed.
Resources Specifically from NARBA
2015-2016 Caneberry Nursery List
2015 Direct Market Pricing Survey
Varieties/Cultivars
- Licensed Propagators of Arkansas Blackberry Varieties (U of Arkansas)
- Raspberry Cultivar Review (Cornell)
- Nursery Guide for Berry Crops (Cornell)
Production Practices
- Southeast Regional Caneberry Production Guide
- Organic Culture of Bramble Fruits (ATTRA)
- NRAES Bramble Production Guide (information on ordering; also free download. This book is also available from NARBA)
- Selected Topics For Raspberry Producers In Virginia (Virginia Tech, 2002)
- Shift-Trellises for Better Management of Brambles (Virginia Tech)
- Trellis Systems (chapter from guide)
Pest/Disease Diagnostics
- Berry Diagnostic Tool (Cornell)
- Blackberry Diagnostic Tool (North Carolina)
- Virtual Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory (Purdue-Ohio)
- Berries NW Pest and Disease (Oregon)
Raspberry and Blackberry Disease Fact Sheets
- Anthracnose (Pennsylvania State University)
- Cane Blight (Ohio State University)
- Crown Gall (Pennsylvania State University)
- Grey Mold (Botrytis Fruit Rot) Pennsylvania State University
- Orange Rust (Ohio State University)
- Orange Rust of Brambles (Illinois)
- Phytophthora Root Rot (Ohio State University)
- Powdery Mildew(Pennsylvania State University)
- Raspberry Leaf Spot (University of California, Davis)
- Spur Blight (Red Raspberries) (Ohio State University)
- Verticillium Wilt (Ohio State University)
- Raspberry Virus Diseases (Pennsylvania State University)
- Cane Blight of Blackberries (University of Georgia)
Pest and Disease Management Guides
- Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook (Ohio State University)
- Spray Guide for Commercial Small Fruit, Disease and Insect Management (Virginia Tech)
- Bramble IPM (Cornell-NY)
- New England Small Fruit Pest Management Guide (Massachusetts)
- Virginia Pest Management Guide (Virginia Tech)
Information from Specific States or Regions
- Cornell Berry Resources
- Michigan Berry Information
- Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide (Indiana)
- New England Small Fruit Pest Management Guide
- Northwest Berry and Grape Information Network
- Northwest Center for Small Fruits Research
- Ohio State University Small Fruit Information
- Southeast Small Fruits Consortium
- Northwest Integrated Pest Management (Oregon)
- What’s Hot in Bramble Production (Virginia)