2017 Blackberry School

Learn the Basics of Commercial Blackberry Production

Arkansas Blackberry SchoolHorticulture extension specialists at the University of Arkansas, Dr. Amanda McWhirt and Dr. Jackie Lee, conducted a Blackberry School in Arkansas through the early part of 2017. Recordings from these events were used to hold live webinars to train county agents in the fall of 2017. Funding was provided by the SRSFC for this training. The course consists of four classes timed to match the four seasons of the year. Each class is made up of 3-4 short talks that focus on the activities and best-management practices that should be conducted in blackberry production during that season. Follow along with the 13 recorded talks to learn how to successfully start, and manage a commercial blackberry operation in the Southeastern United States.

Fall Class (Webinar Held November 16th, 2017)

Interactive Fruit Budgets
Leah English and Jennie Popp
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

Produce Safety
Amanda Perez
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

Weed Management in Blackberry
Nilda Burgos
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

Soil and Plant Tissue Nutrient Sampling of Blackberry
A. McWhirt
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

How To:
Identifying Anthracnose in Blackberry

Summer Class (Webinar Held on November 9th, 2017)

High Tunnel Blackberry Production
Elena Garcia
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

Consumer Preferences and Postharvest Handling
Renee Threlfall
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

Summer Tipping, Fruit Disorders and Irrigation of Blackberry
Amanda McWhirt
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

How To:
Early Summer Pruning of Floricane Blackberries

Spring Class (Webinar Held November 2nd, 2017)

Fertility Management and Trellising of Blackberry
Amanda McWhirt
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD)
& Broad mite Control
Donn Johnson
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

Pesky Pests Spring
Jackie Lee
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

How To:
Spotted Wing Drosophila ID and Trapping in Blackberry

Winter Class, (Webinar Held October 26th, 2017)

Basics of Blackberry Production
Amanda McWhirt.
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

Blackberry Varieties
John Clark
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

Pesky Pests of Blackberry
Jackie Lee
Arkansas Blackberry School

Class Handout

How To:
Winter Pruning of Floricane Blackberries
with Taunya Ernst