Below are links to numerous web resources for blackberry and raspberry growers. Many of these are relevant for both commercial producers and home gardeners. Many of these sites include additional links and resources. University or region is often indicated below, but information is often applicable to a wider area.
Note that products recommended for pest/disease control in one state may or may not be registered for your own state, and also that older publications may not include the most current control options or recommendations. Always follow the product label.
Please contact NARBA if you would like to suggest additional or updated resources to include or if the links given have failed.
Varieties/Cultivars
- 2019-2020 Caneberry Nursery List Our annual list of member nurseries, published each fall.
- Nursery Guide for Berry Crops (Cornell)
- Information about Arkansas Blackberry Varieties (U of Arkansas)
- Variety Recommendations for the Southeast (NCSU)
Production Guides
- Raspberry and Blackberry Production Guide for the Northeast, Midwest, and Eastern Canada (fair-use free download; can also buy hard copy book from NARBA and other sources)
- 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)
- Sustainable Blackberry & Raspberry Production Workbook (U Arkansas)
- British Columbia Berry Production Guides
Production Practices
- Nutrient Status and Sufficiency Levels for Floricane-Fruiting Blackberries (NCSU)
- Shift-Trellises for Better Management of Brambles (Virginia Tech)
- Berry Soil and Nutrient Management: A guide for educators and growers (Cornell)
- Caneberry Irrigation (Utah State) Newly added
- Bramble Trellis Options and Economics, Bramble Trellis Costs (NCSU) Links to downloads are at bottom of the page
- Pruning and Training Caneberries (NCSU)
- Blackberry Trellis Design and Implementation (U of Missouri)
High Tunnel Production
- Organic Raspberry Production in Three-Season High Tunnels (Michigan State)
- High Tunnel Raspberries & Blackberries (Cornell; multistate)
- High Tunnel Production Guide for Raspberries & Blackberries (multistate)
- TunnelBerries (multiple resources, including videos)
Diagnostics
- Raspberry Diagnostic Tool (Cornell)
- Blackberry Diagnostic Tool (North Carolina)
- Disease Diagnosis and Control (mostly 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 A 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
- Spray Guide for Commercial Small Fruit, Disease and Insect Management (Virginia Tech)
- 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
- 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)
- Management of SWD in Organic Systems (webinar)
- Making SWD Traps, Checking for SWD in fruit (videos)
- Raspberry Cane Borer (Michigan State)
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 Caneberry Pricing and Marketing Survey Report NEW This survey is still open for late season participants:Click here
- 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)
- 2017 Kentucky Blackberry Cost and Return Estimates
- 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