Tag: Doug Phillips

Primer plano de arándanos frescos cubiertos de gotas de agua, resaltando su color azul intenso y su apariencia jugosa.

Los productores de arándanos trabajan para recuperarse tras un invierno gélido y ofrecer una fruta exquisita a los consumidores

by Luz Bahder
March 11, 2026

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Tras un invierno que golpeó con más fuerza de lo esperado, congelando flores y frutos y debilitando las esperanzas, los productores de arándanos de Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alimentos, Arándano Azul, Arandanos, Arándanos Falcon, Arándanos Sentinel, Arándanos Sharper, Bayas, Cosecha, Cultivo De Arándanos, Danos, Doug Phillips, El Programa De Mejoramiento Genético De Arándanos De UF/IFAS, Encuesta, Español, Extension, Fresh From Florida, Fruta, Heladas, Hillsborough, Invierno, Josh Payne, Mercados, Spanish, Superfruta, Supermercado, Temporada, UF-IFAS, Variedades
Close-up of blueberries with varying shades of blue.

Blueberry growers work to bounce back after a chilly winter, deliver sumptuous fruit to consumers

by Brad Buck
March 11, 2026

After a winter that hit harder than anyone expected, freezing blossoms and fruit, and bruising hopes, Florida blueberry growers are working to recover from this chilly season. They’re coaxing every bit of sweetness they can from the surviving ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Antioxidant, Blueberries, Blueberry Breeding Program, Blueberry Season, Cultivars, Doug Phillips, Food Is Medicine, Freeze, Growers, Harvest, Josh Payne, Nutirents, Nutrition, Patricio Munoz, Production, Recovery, Registered Dietitian, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County
Clusters of ripe and unripe blueberries on a bush.

Blueberries: A healthy, tasty snack from Florida farmers

by Brad Buck
March 19, 2025

As we head into the heart of Florida blueberry harvest season – March through May -- growers are shipping the fruit to market to meet statewide and national consumer demand. You can find Florida-grown berries in stores, farmer’s markets ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Anthocyanin, Archive, Blueberry Breeding Program, Blueberry Season, Consumers, Doug Phillips, Grocery Stores, Growers, Harvest, Horticultural Sciences, Joshua Payne, Nutrition, Patricio Munoz, Registered Dietitian, Snack, Statewide Blueberry Extension Coordinator, U-pick, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County
Close-up of ripe blueberries with some focus on a central berry with a pink spot.

Power through July, aka National Blueberry Month

by Brad Buck
July 17, 2024

As we celebrate National Blueberry Month in July, a University of Florida dietitian says the fruit could be called “power berries.” “Blueberries have fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, manganese and potassium, and they have some of the highest ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrea Nikolai, Antioxidants, Archive, Breeder, Breeding, Cutlivars, Doug Phillips, National Blueberry Month, Nutrition, Patricio Munoz, Southern Highbush Blueberry, Statewide Blueberry Extension Coordinator, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County
Close-up of ripe and unripe blueberries on a branch.

Florida’s blueberry season means yummy fruit, courtesy of UF/IFAS and growers

by Brad Buck
March 27, 2024

Ready to pick your own blueberries or buy them at the grocery store? Florida’s blueberry season is here, so you’ll likely find a University of Florida variety near you. When you go to the supermarket, you won’t find blueberries labeled ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: 'Albus', 'Sentinel', Archive, Blueberries, Blueberry Season, Cutlivars, Doug Phillips, Flavors, Growers, Patricio Munoz, UF Sensory Lab
Close-up of ripe blueberries with a powdery surface.

From U-pick to the grocery store, Florida’s blueberries make for a tasty treat

by Brad Buck
March 23, 2023

As we enter the heart of Florida’s blueberry harvesting season, you can now enjoy the yummy fresh fruit during its finest hours, say University of Florida experts. For about 80 years, many Florida-grown blueberries have been developed ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Blueberries, Blueberry Season, Doug Phillips, Genetics, Grocery Store, Harvest, Horticultural Sciences, Patricio Munoz, Taste Panels, U-pick, UF/IFAS Plant Breeding
Close-up of blueberries with varying shades of blue.

UF-developed web-based tool helps blueberry growers control disease

by Brad Buck
August 16, 2022

Anthracnose fruit rot plagues blueberries, especially in Florida. In fact, it’s among the fruit’s most damaging diseases. To manage the disease, farmers normally spray the crop with fungicides, but on a calendar basis – in other words, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS
Tags: Anthracnose Fruit Rot, Blueberries, Blueberry Advisory System, Doug Phillips, Fungicide, Growers, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Natalia Peres, Plant Pathology, Text Alerts, Web Tool
Close-up of blueberries with varying shades of blue.

Spanish version available for UF/IFAS Blueberry Growers Guide app

by Brad Buck
March 30, 2022

UF/IFAS has just released a Spanish-language version to the UF/IFAS Blueberry Growers Guide app. You can download the app on iOS or Android. Users will be able to choose between English and Spanish when using the app by selecting “language” ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Android, Blueberry Extension, Blueberry Growers Guide App, Calendar Management, Cultivars, Damage, Doug Phillips, IOS, Spanish

Florida blueberry season: Top-notch fruit, tools and knowledge from UF/IFAS research

by Brad Buck
March 30, 2022

March brings the start of Florida’s blueberry production, harvest and shipping season. The state’s blueberry industry has grown rapidly in the past 20 years. Today, Florida farmers grow more than 5,200 acres of blueberries, producing about ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: 'Arcadia', 'Sentinel', Blueberries, Blueberry Growers Guide App, Blueberry Season, Breeding, Cultivars, Doug Phillips, Horticultural Sciences, Patricio Munoz, Production
Close-up of blueberries with varying shades of blue.

Florida blueberry growers part of national survey on pollinator use

by Brad Buck
July 22, 2021

It’s National Blueberry Month, a time to savor the fruit’s flavor, reap its health benefits -- including fiber and vitamins C and K -- and appreciate how it grows. For example, most blueberry farmers use pollinators, such as bees, to help ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Farm Management
Tags: Blueberries, Bumble Bees, Doug Phillips, Entomology, Growers, Honeybees, Pollinators, Rachel Mallinger, Survey, USDA

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