Small Fruit News
The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium posts articles and sends the SMALL FRUIT NEWS to subscribers four times annually.
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Meet Dr. Jensen Hayter, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialty Crop Pathologist for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Posted in: Spring 2026 -
Mancozeb has long been a crucial fungicide for grape production in Georgia and across the southeastern United States. However, it faces increasing regulatory pressure both in the U.S. and globally.
Posted in: Spring 2026 -
In this article, get information on what causes algal stem blotch in southeastern U.S. blueberry production and how to manage it.
Posted in: Spring 2026 -
Gold Delight™ (‘Ga. 6-1-269’) is a new bronze muscadine released from the University of Georgia breeding program.
Posted in: Spring 2026 -
View some opportunities to attend Southern regional events during June 2026.
Posted in: Spring 2026 -
Dr. Colton Blankenship is an Assistant Professor of Horticulture Weed Science and Extension Specialist for the Louisiana State University AgCenter.
Posted in: Winter 2026 -
Dr. Lindsey Thiessen is the new small fruits pathologist at Clemson University. Her research focuses on the epidemiology of diseases in small fruits and developing precision disease management strategies to reduce the impacts of economically important diseases.
Posted in: Winter 2026 -
Dr. Melissa Muñoz is an Assistant Professor of Small Fruit Crop Horticulture at Clemson University.
Posted in: Winter 2026 -
Growers across the Southeast are increasingly interested in integrating predatory mites into blackberry and raspberry pest management, especially those using high-tunnel systems and organic or reduced-spray programs.
Posted in: Winter 2026 -
Sweet-Ark® Immaculate™ is a floricane-fruiting, thornless blackberry released in 2023 by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Fruit Breeding Program.
Posted in: Winter 2026