Blueberries are one of the top two crops produced in North Carolina. There are many resources accessible to local growers. Find direct contacts and links to helpful content related to North Carolina blueberry production listed below.
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA)
- Apply for NC AgVentures Farm Grant: https://agventures.ces.ncsu.edu/application-for-ag-ventures-grant/
- Food Safety Audit Verification Program: https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/marketing/marketing-grading-services#FruitsVegetables-3572
- Small Farms Resources: https://www.ncagr.gov/divisions/small-farms
- North Carolina Blueberry Council is one of the USA’s oldest organizations representing blueberry growers and their partners. Our mission is to support initiatives that produce better blueberries, build a more robust blueberry industry, and create consumer “blueberry awareness”: https://ncblueberrycouncil.org/
Brenda Park
Executive Director
North Carolina Blueberry Council, Inc.
864-246-4560
- North Carolina State University Extension Service (contact: [email protected])
- Blueberry Production for Local Sales and Small Pick-Your-Own Operators Although commercial production is mostly limited to southeastern North Carolina, blueberries can be grown anywhere in the state if the right blueberry species and proper soil modifications are used. This horticulture information leaflet provides the basics for smal-l scale blueberry production.
- Suggestions for Establishing a Blueberry Planting in Western North Carolina Blueberry production in western North Carolina differs from the main commercial production areas in the state’s southeastern part because of differing climate and soil conditions. This horticulture information leaflet provides guidelines for mountain success.
- Blueberry Pruning Diagram These five slides illustrate blueberries’ pruning strategy, from setting out new plants to well-established three-year-old bushes.
- eXtension “All About Blueberries” Community of Practice On this site, blueberry resources are compiled by the National Cooperative Extension System.On this site, find blueberry resources compiled by the national Cooperative Extension System.
- Frost/Freeze Protection by Sprinkler Irrigation General information about using overhead irrigation to protect plants and fruit from frost/freeze events. Includes an explanation of the principle behind the practice and design tips for building an irrigation system.
- Web Soil Survey Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides soil data and information from the National Cooperative Soil Survey. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) operates it.
- Crop Profile for Blueberries in North Carolina: https://ipmdata.ipmcenters.org/documents/cropprofiles/NCblueberries2005.pdf
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