Most of SE Georgia blueberry crop is a washout | ajc.com
The University of Georgia Agriculture Extension Service agents say colder-than-normal weather decimated high-bush blueberries early in the season and heavy rains over the past several weeks have ruined much of the rabbit-eye berries now in the field.
The area’s blueberry agent for the extension service, Danny Stanaland, said only 35 to 50 percent of the high-bush berries were harvested and some of those had quality problems and now rabbit-eye blueberries are rotting in the fields, which remain flooded or are too muddy for farmers to get harvesting equipment into them.
That's upsetting, not that I was likely to be fed any. People went to a lot of trouble trying to get those ready for market. It's not just the disappointment, it'll have messed their business plans up too. If I had to guess I'd say many of them will have been small businesses rather than big. It's a bad year for it to happen to them.
Most of SE Georgia blueberry crop is a washout
Most of SE Georgia blueberry crop is a washout
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Most of SE Georgia blueberry crop is a washout
spot;1204568 wrote: Most of SE Georgia blueberry crop is a washout | ajc.com
The University of Georgia Agriculture Extension Service agents say colder-than-normal weather decimated high-bush blueberries early in the season and heavy rains over the past several weeks have ruined much of the rabbit-eye berries now in the field.
The area’s blueberry agent for the extension service, Danny Stanaland, said only 35 to 50 percent of the high-bush berries were harvested and some of those had quality problems and now rabbit-eye blueberries are rotting in the fields, which remain flooded or are too muddy for farmers to get harvesting equipment into them.
That's upsetting, not that I was likely to be fed any. People went to a lot of trouble trying to get those ready for market. It's not just the disappointment, it'll have messed their business plans up too. If I had to guess I'd say many of them will have been small businesses rather than big. It's a bad year for it to happen to them.
our costs here will skyrocket I bet. What a shame because they are such a great source of nutrients....
The University of Georgia Agriculture Extension Service agents say colder-than-normal weather decimated high-bush blueberries early in the season and heavy rains over the past several weeks have ruined much of the rabbit-eye berries now in the field.
The area’s blueberry agent for the extension service, Danny Stanaland, said only 35 to 50 percent of the high-bush berries were harvested and some of those had quality problems and now rabbit-eye blueberries are rotting in the fields, which remain flooded or are too muddy for farmers to get harvesting equipment into them.
That's upsetting, not that I was likely to be fed any. People went to a lot of trouble trying to get those ready for market. It's not just the disappointment, it'll have messed their business plans up too. If I had to guess I'd say many of them will have been small businesses rather than big. It's a bad year for it to happen to them.
our costs here will skyrocket I bet. What a shame because they are such a great source of nutrients....
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Most of SE Georgia blueberry crop is a washout
I live in SE Georgia. I see plenty of corn fields in this area. And peanuts. The blueberrys I have seen tend to grow wild in some areas along the road.
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Most of SE Georgia blueberry crop is a washout
along-for-the-ride;1205214 wrote: I live in SE Georgia. I see plenty of corn fields in this area. And peanuts. The blueberrys I have seen tend to grow wild in some areas along the road.
Perhaps they're the ones flushed out of the crop fields by the storms?
Perhaps they're the ones flushed out of the crop fields by the storms?
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Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
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Who has a spare two minutes to play in this month's FG Trivia game! ... My other OS is Slackware.
Most of SE Georgia blueberry crop is a washout
About $12 for a 200 gram punnet here right now. At that price they are rotting on the shelves.
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