Below are links to numerous web resources for blackberry and raspberry growers. Many of these are relevant for both commercial producers and home gardeners. For resources especially for home gardeners, click here.
Many of these sites include additional links and resources. University or region is generally indicated below, but information is often applicable to a wider area.
Please note:
- Products recommended for pest/disease control in one state may or may not be registered for your own state. Always follow the product label.
- Older publications may not include the most current control options or recommendations.
- Variety recommendations in older publications may be out-of-date. Recommendations for one region may not be appropriate for another.
Please contact NARBA if you would like to suggest additional or updated resources to include or if the links given have failed.
Varieties/Cultivars
- 2022-2023 Caneberry Nursery List Our annual list of member nurseries and what they offer, published each fall.
- Nursery Guide for Berry Crops (Cornell)
- Information about Arkansas Blackberry Varieties (U of Arkansas)
- Variety Recommendations for the Southeast (NCSU)
- What’s New in Caneberries – A Review of Recent Releases (2022) Newly added
Production Guides
- Raspberry and Blackberry Production Guide for the Northeast, Midwest, and Eastern Canada (fair-use free download; see a web pdf here. You may also be able to buy a hard copy book from NARBA or other sources; it is out of print)
- Red Raspberry Production (Penn State)
- Organic Culture of Bramble Fruits (ATTRA) For download pdf, print or to buy, click here
- Brambles – Production, Management and Marketing (Ohio State)
- Southeast Regional Caneberry Production Guide (NCSU/Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium)
- Small Fruit Best Management Practices Manual (U Mass)
- New England Small Fruit Management Guide (U Mass)
- Sustainable Blackberry & Raspberry Production Workbook (U Arkansas)
- Commercial Red Raspberry Production in the Pacific Northwest (multi-state)
- British Columbia Berry Production Guides
Production Practices
- Nutrient Status and Sufficiency Levels for Blackberries (NCSU)
- Nutrient Needs for Blackberries (NCSU)
- Berry Soil and Nutrient Management: A guide for educators and growers (Cornell)
- Caneberry Irrigation (Utah State)
- Shift-Trellises for Better Management of Brambles (Virginia Tech)
- Bramble Trellis Options and Economics, Bramble Trellis Costs (NCSU) Links to downloads are at bottom of the page
- Pruning and Training Caneberries (NCSU)
High Tunnel/Greenhouse Production
- Organic Raspberry Production in Three-Season High Tunnels (Michigan State)
- High Tunnel Production Guide for Raspberries & Blackberries (multistate)
- Guidelines for Greenhouse Raspberry Production (Massachusetts)
- Tunnel Berries (multiple resources form the TunnelBerries project, including videos)
Diagnostics
- Raspberry Diagnostic Tool (Cornell)
- Blackberry Diagnostic Tool (North Carolina)
- Disease Diagnosis and Management (principles and strategy)
Pest, Disease, and Weed Management and Control
- Southeast Region Caneberry Integrated Management Guide (Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium)
- Fruit Crop Pest Management (Michigan State)
- New England Small Fruit Pest Management Guide (Massachusetts)
- Pesticides and Bees NARBA’s collection of links and resources
- Pacific Northwest Cane Fruit Pest Management Handbook
- Weed Management Handbook (Pacific Northwest)
- Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide 2019-2020 Order as a book or download
- Virginia Pest Management Guide (Virginia Tech)
- Bird Damage Prevention for Northern New England Fruit Growers (New Hampshire)
- Management of Important Blackberry Diseases in Arkansas
- Integrated Pest Management for Blackberries (Washington)
- Integrated Pest Management for Raspberries (Washington)
- Integrated Pest Management for Caneberries (California)
Specific Diseases
- Anthracnose (Pennsylvania State University)
- Cane Blight (Ohio State)
- Crown Gall and Cane Gall (Pennsylvania State University)
- Grey Mold (Botrytis Fruit Rot) (Michigan State University)
- Grey Mold (Botrytis Fruit Rot) (Ohio State University)
- Fruit Rot and Cane Botrytis (Pacific NW)
- Is It Orange Rust or Blackberry Leaf Rust? (NARBA)
- Cane & Leaf Rust (California)
- Orange Rust of Brambles (Ohio State University)
- Phytophthora Root Rot (Ohio State University)
- Phytophthora Root Rot (Ontario)
- Phytophthora Root Rot (California)
- Powdery Mildew(Pennsylvania State University)
- Raspberry Leaf Spot (University of California, Davis)
- Spur Blight (Red Raspberries) (Ohio State University)
- Verticillium Wilt (Ohio State University)
- Caneberry viruses (Northwest)
Specific Pests
- Raspberry Cane Borer (Michigan State)
- Sustainable Spotted Wing Drosophila Management (national project)
- Spotted Wing Drosophila (Cornell)
- Spotted Wing Drosophila (Michigan State)
- Spotted Wing Drosophila (California)
- Spotted Wing Drosophila IPM in Raspberries and Blackberries (Northeast IPM Center; publication to download)
- Good Bugs vs Bad: Using Blological Controls in SWD Management (webinar)
- Organic SWD Management (videos)
- Making SWD Traps, Checking for SWD in fruit (videos)
Information from Specific States or Regions
- Cornell Berry Resources
- North Carolina Extension Blackberry & Raspberry Portal
- Ohio State University Raspberry Information
- Ohio State University Blackberry Information
- Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium
- Northwest Berry Foundation
- Blackberry Production in New Mexico
- Blackberry Management in Utah
- Virginia Small Fruits
Budgets
- 2020 NARBA Caneberry Pricing and Marketing Survey Report
- NARBA’s 2018 Raspberry and Blackberry Pricing Survey Report
- USDA-AMS Specialty Crop Market News
- Blackberry & Raspberry Budgets and Pricing (NCSU)
- Red Raspberry Production Budgets (Penn State)
- Kentucky Blackberry Cost and Return Estimates, 2017
- Sample Costs to Establish & Produce Fresh Market Blackberries, Primocane Bearing (California)
- Sample Costs to Establish & Produce Fresh Market Blackberries (California)
- Sample Costs to Produce and Harvest Fresh Market Raspberries, Primocane Bearing (California)
Post-Harvest and Marketing
- Produce Marketing Guide: Blackberries (The Packer)
- Produce Marketing Guide: Raspberries (The Packer)
- USDA Blackberry Standards and Grading
- USDA Raspberry Grades and Standards
On-Line or E-mail Newsletters and Blogs
- IPM Berry Blast (Massachusetts)
- New York Berry News
- Small Fruit Update (Northwest)
- Team Rubus blog (NC)
- Strawberries and Caneberries blog (CA)
Videos and Webinars
- Arkansas Blackberry School
- Berry Webinars (Cornell)
- More to come…
Berry Organizations
- Arkansas Blackberry Growers Association
- British Columbia Raspberries
- New York State Berry Growers Association
- North Carolina Commercial Blackberry & Raspberry Association (no website, email contact)
- Ontario Berry Growers Association
- Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission
- Washington Red Raspberry Commission
- Wisconsin Berry Growers Association
- and of course, our organization: North American Raspberry & Blackberry Association