While Florida is known nationwide for citrus and winter vegetables, the Florida commercial blueberry industry has expanded recently with over 5,000 acres in berry production producing over 20 million ...

One of the sure signs of summer is a bite into a juicy, fresh-off the branch blueberry. Local farmers have spent months tending to their crops in preparation for the season, but Florida’s late-March ...

PANAMA CITY — Summer is near and that means it's blueberry time. With food prices rising, picking your own can be a fun, economical way to acquire fresh quality berries while saving you a little cash.

These days, blueberries are a standard Florida fruit, with commercial production coming in several weeks ahead of any other state. But it was not always this way. From the late 1800s until its decline ...

INTERLACHEN, Fla. — “I believe some of the biggest gamblers in the world tend to be farmers,” said Tim Campbell, Walker Farms Florida Manager. He’s in what he calls a risky business: blueberry farming ...

BARTOW — Florida blueberry growers are looking at one of their best seasons in recent years, but it might be the last hurrah for some growers, especially small farms. Increased competition from larger ...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Florida farms are taking a nasty financial hit with health concerns and restrictions in place over coronavirus. Albritton Fruit Farms promoting blueberry picking Hoping to save ...