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Non-University Sources of Bramble Information:

Name: North American Bramble Growers Association (NABGA):

Website: http://www.nabga.com/

Name: The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium

Website:  http://www.smallfruits.org/

Newsletter: Small Fruit News: http://www.smallfruits.org/Newsletter/SmallFruitNews.htm

Publications/Information Not Found on University Servers:

General Production:

Production Main site: http://www.smallfruits.org/Bramble/Production.htm

Extension Agent Training – Presentations:  http://www.smallfruits.org/BrambleAgentTraining05/index.htm

Commercial Bramble Culture: http://www.smallfruits.org/Bramble/production/BRAMBLE.pdf

Organic, Thornless Erect Blackberry Culture: http://www.smallfruits.org/Bramble/production/blackberryculture102201.pdf

Bramble Production Information Archives: http://www.smallfruits.org/Bramble/ProductionArchives.htm

Small Fruit Nursery Database: http://www.smallfruits.org/Bramble/production/nurserydatabase2003.xls

Pest Management:

Cane Blight of Blackberry: http://www.smallfruits.org/Bramble/pestinformation/CaneBlightFactSheetii.pdf

Southeast Regional Integrated Management Guide(2005): http://www.smallfruits.org/SmallFruitsRegGuide/Guides/BrambleIPMGuide4Nov051.pdf

Name:  National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA, Applied Technology Transfer for Rural Areas): 

Website: http://www.attra.org/

Publications:

Main site: http://www.attra.org/publication.html#horticultural

Organic Culture of Bramble Fruits: http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/bramble.html

Organic Orchard, Vineyard and Berry Crop Documentation Forms: http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/orchardforms.html

Name: Natural Resource, Agriculture and Engineering Service (NRAES)

Website: http://www.nraes.org/

Publications:

Bramble Production Guide: http://www.nraes.org/publications/nraes35.html

STATE LISTINGS:

State: Alabama

Cooperative Extension Links: Auburn University

Main Page: http://www.aces.edu/  

On-line Horticulture Publications: http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/indexes/anrho.tmpl

Small Fruit Specialists Horticulture:

Name: Currently vacant (11/05)

Specialty:

Phone:

Email:

Website link: Alabama Fruit Crops Homepage http://www.aces.edu/dept/peaches/index.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Henry Fadamiros

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 334-844-5098

Email: fadamhy@acesag.auburn.edu

Website link: http://www.ag.auburn.edu/enpl/faculty/fadamirolab/fadamirolab.htm

Name: Jackie Mullin

Specialty: Plant pathology

Phone: 334-844-5508

Email:  jmullen@acesag.auburn.edu

Website link: (Pathology Diagnostics)  http://www.aces.edu/dept/plantdiagnosticlab/

Name: Edward Sikora

Specialty: Plant Pathology

Phone: 334-844-5006

Email: esikora@acesag.auburn.edu

Website link: http://www.ag.auburn.edu/enpl/faculty/sikora.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Varieties: http://www.aces.edu/department/com_veg/trials/fruits.htm

Blackberries:

Varieties: http://www.aces.edu/department/com_veg/trials/fruits.htm

General: 

Fruit Variety Descriptions: http://www.aces.edu/department/com_veg/trials/fruits.htm

Reference Publications and Commodity Organizations for Small Fruit Crops: http://www.aces.edu/dept/peaches/pubslist.html

Selecting Adapted Fruit Varieties: http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0053-F/

Training and Pruning Small Fruit: http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0053-L/

Fruitfulness and Pollination:  http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0053-E/

Harvesting and Handling Fruit: http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0053-Q/

Methods of Freeze Protection:  http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1057-B/

Understanding / Selecting Fruit Types: http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0053-B/

Pest Management:

IPM Small Fruit:  http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0500-A/smallfruits.pdf

State:  Arkansas

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Arkansas

Main Page: http://www.uaex.edu/

Online Publications: http://publications.uaex.edu/

Fruit Publications: http://www.aragriculture.org/horticulture/fruits_nuts/pubs.asp

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: John Clark

Specialty: Small Fruit Culture and Breeding

Phone: 479-575-2810

Email: jrclark "at" uark.edu

Website link: http://www.uark.edu/ArkHort/about_department/faculty/clark.html

and: http://www.uark.edu/admin/aes/fruit.clark.html

Name: Elena Garcia

Specialty: Horticulture General Fruits

Phone: 479-575-2790

Email: megarcia "at" uark.edu

Website link: http://www.uark.edu/ArkHort/about_department/faculty/garcia.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Stephen R. Vann

Specialty: Diagnostic Lab Pathology – Hort Crops

Phone: 501-676-3124

Email: svann "at" uaex.edu

Website link: Lab- http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/PlantDisease/default.asp

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:  none listed

Blackberries:

Blackberry Variety Descriptions : http://www.aragriculture.org/horticulture/fruits_nuts/Blackberries/default.htm  

General: none listed

Pest Management: Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

State: Connecticut

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Connecticut

Main Page: http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/

Online Publications: http://137.99.85.230/FMPro?-db=Tracks.fp3&-max=10&-lay=CGI&-format=download.htm&-findall

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: None listed

Specialty:

Phone:

Email:

Website link:

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Lorraine Los

Specialty: IPM Small Fruits, Tree Fruits

Phone: 860-486-6449

Email: lorraine.los "at" uconn.edu

Website link: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/ipmsmfr.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none

Blackberries: none

General: none

Pest Management:

New England Small Fruit Pest Management Guide: http://www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor/nesfpmg/index.htm

Raspberry Borers : http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/fruit/htms/raspbrrs.htm

Botrytis Fruit Rot or Gray Mold of Brambles:  http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/fruit/htms/brmbrots.htm

Cane Diseases of Brambles: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/fruit/htms/lsvbram.htm

Root Diseases of Brambles: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/fruit/htms/rotbram.htm

IPM Images: http://www.hort.uconn.edu/ipm/imgcatlg/fruitctlg.htm

State:  California

Cooperative Extension Links: University of California

Main Page:  http://ucanr.org/index.shtml

Online Publications:  http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/InOrder/Shop/Shop.asp

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Kirk Larson

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 949-857-0136

Email: kdlarson "at" ucdavis.edu

Website link: http://pom.ucdavis.edu/pomology/personnel/faculty/larson.htm

Name: Elizabeth Mitcham

Specialty: Post Harvest

Phone:  530-752-7512

Email: ejmitcham "at" ucdavis.edu

Website link:  http://pom.ucdavis.edu/pomology/personnel/faculty/mitcham.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Frank Zalom

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 530-752-3687

Email: fgzalom"at" ucdavis.edu

Website link: http://entomology.ucdavis.edu/faculty/facpage.cfm?id=zalom

Name:  Douglas Gubler

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 530-752-0304

Email: wdgubler "at" ucdavis.edu

Website link: http://plantpathology.ucdavis.edu/people/bio_info/Gubler.htm  and lab website: http://plantpathology.ucdavis.edu/research_labs/gubler/index.html

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Cost and Return for Raspberries:  http://www.agecon.ucdavis.edu/uploads/cost_return_articles/raspberries-new-cc03.pdf

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Recommendations for Maintaining Post-Harvest Quality:  http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/Produce/ProduceFacts/Fruit/berry.shtml

Rubus Genetic Resources (Australia site): http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/PacWest/Corvallis/ncgr/rubus/rubinfo.html

State:  Florida

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Florida

Main Page:  http://extension.ifas.ufl.edu/

Online Publications:  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publications.html

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Jeff Williams

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 352-392-1996 x303

Email: jgw "at" ifas.ufl.edu

Website link: http://www.hos.ufl.edu/jgwweb/williamson.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Russell F. Mizell III

Specialty: Gen IPM

Phone: (850) 875-7156 

Email:  RFMizell "at" mail.ifas.ufl.edu

Website link: http://nfrec.ifas.ufl.edu/Mizell/Index.htm

Name: Phillip Harmon

Specialty: Pathology

Phone:  (352) 392-3631 x 340

Email: pfharmon "at" ifas.ufl.edu

Website link:  http://plantpath.ifas.ufl.edu/plpPeople/Faculty/Harmon/Harmon.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Blackberry and Raspberry Production: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS104

Fresh Produce Handling, Sanitation and Safety Measures:  Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FS093

Pest Management:

Insect Management in Blackberries: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG069

Weed Management in Blackberries: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WG015

State:  Georgia

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Georgia

Main Page: http://www.caes.uga.edu/extension/

Online Publications:  http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubs/pubsubj.html

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Mark Rieger

Specialty:  Fruits, Instruction

Phone:  706-542-0783

Email: mrieger "at" uga.edu

Website link: Marks Fruit Crops: http://www.uga.edu/fruit/

Name: Gerard Krewer

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 229-386-3410

Email:  gkrewer "at" uga.edu

Website link:  http://facresources.hort.uga.edu/userprofile.asp?uid=366

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Dan Horton

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 706-542-9030

Email: dlhorton "at" uga.edu

Website link: http://www.ent.uga.edu/personnel/faculty/horton.htm

Name: Phil Brannen

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 706-542-1250

Email: pbrannen "at" uga.edu

Website link: http://www.plant.uga.edu/faculty/Brannen.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed (see Small Fruit Consortium site)

Blackberries: none listed (see Small Fruit Consortium site)

General:

Blackberries and Raspberries, Marks Fruit Crops page: http://www.uga.edu/fruit/rubus.htm

HORT 3020 Introduction to Small Fruits Crops (Marks SF Course): http://www.uga.edu/fruit/courseinfo.html

Weights and Processed Yields of Fruits and Vegetables in Retail Containers: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C780-w.htm

Home Garden Raspberries and Blackberries: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/C766.htm

Propagating Deciduous Fruit Plants Common to Georgia: http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B818.htm

Pest Management:

Georgia Pest Management Handbook – Blackberry and Raspberry IPM Guideand Weed Control: http://www.ent.uga.edu/pmh/Horticultural_Crops/Horticultural_Crops.htm

Cane Blight of Blackberries: http://www.plant.uga.edu/Extension/pubs/Cane%20Blight%20Fact%20Sheetii.pdf

 
State:  Idaho

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Idaho

Main Page: http://www.uidaho.edu/ag/extension/

Online Publications:  http://info.ag.uidaho.edu:591/catalog/default.htm

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Dan Barney

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 208-263-2323

Email: dbarney "at" uidaho.edu

Website link:  http://www.ag.uidaho.edu/pses/People/fac_pages/p_fac_barney.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name:  none given

Specialty:

Phone:

Email:

SF Website link:

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Growing Raspberries and Blackberries in the Inland Northwest and Intermountain West: http://info.ag.uidaho.edu/Resources/PDFs/BUL0812.pdf

Northern Idaho Fertilizer Guide: Blueberries, Raspberries and Strawberries: http://info.ag.uidaho.edu/Resources/PDFs/CIS0815.pdf

Pest Management:

Northwest IPM Home Page:  http://www.nwipm.info/default.asp

Northwest IPM – Disorders for Blackberries: http://www.nwipm.info/BerryDisordersList.asp?BerryCatName=Blackberries&BerryCatDisorderName=%25&Submit=Search

Northwest IPM – Disorders for Raspberries: http://www.nwipm.info/BerryDisordersList.asp?BerryCatName=Raspberries&BerryCatDisorderName=%25&Submit=Search

Pesticide Chart Guide for Oregon and Washington Berry Crops: http://www.nwipm.info/guide.htm

Pest Management Strategic Plan: Caneberry Production in Washington and Oregon: http://www.ipmcenters.org/pmsp/pdf/PNWCaneberryPMSP.pdf

PNW Insect Management Handbook Cane Fruit Pest Sections Parts 1,2: http://pnwpest.org/pnw/insects?07SMFR03.dat   http://pnwpest.org/pnw/insects?07SMFR04.dat

State:  Illinois

Cooperative Extension Links:

Main Page:  http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/

Online Publications:  https://webstore.aces.uiuc.edu/shopsite/

Illinois Fruit and Vegetable Newsletter: http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/ifvn/index.html

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Mosbah Kushad

Specialty: Food Crops Horticulture

Phone: 217-244-5691

Email: kushad "at" uiuc.edu

Website link: http://www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/kushad_mm.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Rick Weinzierl

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 217-333-6651

Email: weinzier "aT" uiuc.edu

Website link:  http://cropsci.uiuc.edu/faculty/weinzierl/index.cfm

Name: Mohammad Babadoost

Specialty: Plant Pathology

Phone:  217-333-1523

Email: babadoos "at" uiuc.edu

Website link: http://veg-fruit.cropsci.uiuc.edu/index.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

The Fall-Crop-Only Cultural System for Everbearing Red Raspberries    http://www.nres.uiuc.edu/outreach/pubs/hfs/FallCultureRasp.pdf

Blackberries: none listed

General: none listed

Pest Management:

Links to Reports on Plant Disease (RPD) as PDF files: http://veg-fruit.cropsci.uiuc.edu/Fruits/Main/fruits.htm

Raspberry anthracnose:  http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/pdf_pubs/700.pdf

Spur Blight and Cane Blight of Raspberries: http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/pdf_pubs/709.pdf

Virus Diseases of Brambles in the Midwest: http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/pdf_pubs/710.pdf

Crown Gall: http://web.aces.uiuc.edu/vista/pdf_pubs/1006.pdf

Orange Rust of Brambles: http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/fruits/diseases/orange_rust/index.html

Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

State: Indiana

Cooperative Extension Links: Purdue University

Main Page: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/

Online Publications:  http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/menu.htm

Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Bruce Borderlon

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone:  765-494-8212

Email: bordelon "at" purdue.edu

Website link:  Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Connection:  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/fruitveg/fruit/brambles.shtml  and http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/people/faculty/bordelon.shtml

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Rick Foster

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 765-494-9572

Email: rfoster "at" purdue.edu

Website link: http://entm29.entm.purdue.edu/directory/entm/108.htm 

Name: Paul Pecknold

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 765-494-4628

Email: pecknol "at" purdue.edu

Website link: http://www.btny.purdue.edu/Faculty/Pecknold/

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: 

Raspberries (production): http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-44.pdf

Raspberry Anthracnose:  http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/BP/BP-53.html

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Fertilizing Small Fruit: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/HO-121.pdf

Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Connection:  http://www.hort.purdue.edu/fruitveg/fruit/brambles.shtml

Pest Management:

Midwest commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray guide: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/ext/sfg/default.html

Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

Fruit Insects and Their Management (commercial website): http://www.entm.purdue.edu/Entomology/Fruitsite/commercial/menu.html

State: Kansas

Cooperative Extension Links: Kansas State University

Main Page:  http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/

Online Publications: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Ted Carey

Specialty: Food Crops Horticulture

Phone: 816-806-3734

Email: tcarey "at" oznet.ksu.edu

Website link:  http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/rc_hefw/ted.htm

Name: Sorkel Kadir

Specialty: Fruit Crops General

Phone: 785-532-5420

Email:  skadir "at" oznet.ksu.edu

Website link: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/dp_hfrr/Personnel/Faculty/Sorkel%20Kadir/sorkel.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Robert J. Bauernfeind

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 785-532-4752

Email: rbauernf "at" ksu.edu

Website link: http://www.entomology.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabindex=75&tabid=13&ItemID=678&mid=1362&staff_category=Faculty

Name: Judy O’Mara

Specialty: Plant Pathology

Phone: plant clinic: 785-532-1385

Email: jomara "at" ksu.edu

Website: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/plantpath/personnel/facultypage.asp?facID=jomara

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Small and Tree Fruit Cultivars:  http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf1028.pdf

Raspberries and Blackberries: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf720.pdf

Planning a Fruit Garden:  http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/hort2/mf352.pdf

Pest Management: Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

State: Kentucky

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Kentucky

Main Page:  http://ces.ca.uky.edu/ces/

Online Publications:  http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/pubs.htm

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: R. Terry Jones

Specialty: Small Fruit Horticulture

Phone: 606-666-2438

Email: tjones "at" uky.edu

Website link: http://fp1.ca.uky.edu/robinsonstation/Horticulture/horticulture.htm

Name: John Strang

Specialty: General Fruit and Vegetable Crops

Phone: 859-257-5685

Email: jstrang "at" uky.edu

Website link: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/strang.html

Name: Joseph Masabni

Specialty: General Fruit and Vegetable Crops

Phone: 270-365-7541, Ext. 247

Email: jmasabni "at" uky.edu

Website link:  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/masabni.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name:  Ric Bessin

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 859-257-7456

Email: rbessin "at" uky.edu

Website link:  http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entdept/faculty/bessin/bessinwww.htm

Name: John Hartman

Specialty: Plant Pathology

Phone: 859-257-7445, ext. 80720

Email: jhartman "at" uky.edu

Website link: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/people/hartman.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Raspberry Crop Profile: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/NewCrops/introsheets/raspberriesintro.pdf

Blackberries:

2001 Blackberry Cost and Return Estimates:  http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id149/id149.htm

Blackberry Cultivar Evaluation at Quicksand 2002: http://fp1.ca.uky.edu/robinsonstation/blackberries.htm

Blackberry Crop Profile: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/NewCrops/introsheets/blackintro.pdf

Site Selection for Thornless Blackberry Based on Past Kentucky Low Temperature Weather Data: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Horticulture/blackberry.html

Blackberry Marketing Factsheet: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/NewCrops/marketing/blackberries.pdf

New Crops Opportunities Multiple Production Research Reports on Blackberries:  http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/pr/pr483/horticultural.HTM

1. Distribution of Blackberry Orange Rust and Rosette Diseases in Kentucky;

2. Extending Blackberry Fruit Shelf Life: Container Type and Modified Atmosphere Storage;

3. Blackberry Cultivar Evaluation: Quicksand;

4. 2002 Blackberry Cultivar Trial Results at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center, Princeton;

5. Evaluation of Thornless Semi-Erect and Erect Blackberry Training Systems and Varieties for Kentucky: 2001 and 2002  

New Crops opportunities: Reports - Kentucky Blackberry and Blueberry Profitability Estimates - http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/pr/pr483/marketing.HTM

General:

Growing Blackberries and Raspberries in Kentucky: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ho/ho15/ho15.htm

Pest Management:

Rednecked and Raspberry Cane Borers: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/fruit/ef209.htm

Anthracnose of Bramble Fruits: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ppa/ppa32/ppa32.htm

Blackberry Rosette (Double Blossom):  http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/ext_files/PPFShtml/PPFS-FR-S-03%2807-04%29.pdf

Raspberry Fruit Rots:  http://www.ca.uky.edu/agcollege/plantpathology/ext_files/PPFShtml/PPFS-FR-S-04%2807-04%29.pdf

Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

State:  Louisiana

Cooperative Extension Links: Louisiana State University

Main Page: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/

Online Publications: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/communications/publications/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: David G. Himelrick

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 225-578-2158

Email: DHimelrick "at" agctr.lsu.edu

Website link: none listed

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Boris Castro

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 225-578-7386

Email: bcastro "at" agctr.lsu.edu

Website link: http://www.lsu.edu/departments/entomology/faculty/castro/castro_resume.htm

Name: Ken Whitam

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 225-578-4562 

Email: kwhitam "at" agcenter.lsu.edu

Website link: http://www2.lsuagcenter.com/inst/research/departments/plantpath/bios/ken_whitam.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries:

Blackberry Varieties for Louisiana: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/commercial_horticulture/fruits_nuts/Blackberry+Varieties+for+Louisiana.htm

General: none listed

Pest Management:

Louisiana Small Fruit Spray Schedule: http://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/E78B093D-DB4A-4DB3-B6E4-6660B08BACD4/4602/SmallFruit.pdf

State:  Maine

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Maine

Main Page: http://www.umext.maine.edu/

Online Publications:  http://extensionpubs.umext.maine.edu/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: David Handley

Specialty: Small Fruit and Vegetable Production, IPM

Phone: 207-933-2100

Email: dhandley "at" umext.maine.edu

Website link: none listed

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: James Dill

Specialty: IPM, entomology

Phone: 207-581-3879

Email: jdill "at" umext.maine.edu

Website link: none listed

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Raspberry Varieties for Maine:  http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/2172.htm

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Growing Raspberries and Blackberries: http://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/htmpubs/2066.htm

Pest Management: none listed

State: Maryland  

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Maryland

Main Page: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/

Online Publications: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Dr. Harry Swartz

Specialty: Small Fruit Breeding (non-extension)

Phone: 301-405-4337

Email: hjswartz "at" umd.edu

Website link: http://www.fiveacesbreeding.com/

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Galen Dively

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 301-405-3913

Email: galen "at" umd.edu

Website link: http://www.lfsc-courses.umd.edu/cv/?department=entm_cv&name=galen

Name: Anne DeMarsay

Specialty: Plant Pathology

Phone: 301-627-8440

Email: fruitdr "at" umd.edu

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Pruning Fruit Plants in Maryland: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/Publication.cfm?ID=428&cat=C

Commercial Small Fruit Production Guide: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/Publication.cfm?ID=575&cat=C

Trickle Irrigation for Cut Flowers, Vegetables and Small Fruit: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/Publication.cfm?ID=356&cat=C

Extending the Production Season for Vegetables and Small Fruit: http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/Publication.cfm?ID=181&cat=C

Pest Management: none listed

State:  Massachusetts

Cooperative Extension Links:

Main Page: http://www.umassextension.org/

Online Publications:  http://www.umassextension.org/Merchant2/merchant.mv

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Sonia Schloemann

Specialty: Small Fruit Horticulture

Phone: 413-545-4347

Email: sgsat" umext.umass.edu

Website link: none listed

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Arthur Tuttle

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 413-545-3748

Email: tuttle "at" psis.umass.edu

Website link: none listed

Name: William M. Coli

Specialty: IPM, Entomology

Phone: 413-545-1051

Email: wcoli "at" umext.umass.edu

Website link:  http://www.umass.edu/ent/faculty_staff/coli/index.html

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Guidelines for Greenhouse Raspberry Production: http://www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor/factsheets/Raspguide.pdf

Greenhouse Raspberry for Winter Sales: http://www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor/factsheets/greenhouserasp/raspberriesgh.htm

Blackberries: none listed

General:  none listed

Pest Management:

UMass Fruit Advisor and Berry Notes newsletter: http://www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor/index.html

UMass IPM website: http://www.umass.edu/umext/ipm/

UMass IPM Guidelines Raspberries:  http://www.umass.edu/umext/ipm/ipm_projects/apple/ipm_guidelines_raspberry.html

New England Small Fruit Pest Management Guide:  http://www.umass.edu/fruitadvisor/nesfpmg/index.htm

State: Michigan

Cooperative Extension Links: Michigan State University

Main Page: http://www.msue.msu.edu/portal/

Online Publications:  http://www.msue.msu.edu/portal/default.cfm?pageset_id=25744&page_id=25794&msue_portal_id=25643

And to search:  http://web2.msue.msu.edu/bulletins/mainsearch.cfm

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Dr. Eric Hanson

Specialty:  Horticulture

Phone: 517-355-5191, ext 386

Email: hansone "at" msu.edu

Website link:  http://www.hrt.msu.edu/faculty/hanson.htm

Name: Robert Tritten

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 810-732-2177

Email: tritten "at" msu.edu

Website link:  

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Annemiek Schilder

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 517-355-0483

Email: schilder "at" msu.edu

Website link: http://extension.bpp.msu.edu/schilder/  and http://www.plantpathology.msu.edu/profiles/schilder.htm

Name: Rufus Isaacs

Specialty: IPM Entomology

Phone: 517-355-6619

Email: isaacsr "at" msu.edu

Website link: Small Fruit Entomology Lab:  http://www.isaacslab.ent.msu.edu/MainPages/ and http://www.ent.msu.edu/people/faculty/isaacs.htm

Name: Larry Gut

Specialty: IPM Entomology

Phone: 517-353-8648

Email gut "at" msu.edu

Website link: http://www.ent.msu.edu/people/faculty/gut.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Raspberry Diseases in Michigan: http://web2.msue.msu.edu/bulletins/Bulletin/PDF/E1730.pdf

Raspberry Variety Testing at MSU: http://web1.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/raspvar.htm

What is Wrong With my Raspberries: http://web1.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/rbprob.htm

Raspberry Diseases in Michigan:  http://web1.msue.msu.edu/vanburen/e-1730.htm

Blackberries: none listed

General: 

Michigan Brambles Fruit Growth Stage Reference: http://web1.msue.msu.edu/fruit/brmbgrw.htm

Fruit Team Website: http://web1.msue.msu.edu/fruit/ 

Pest Management:

Fruit Crop Pest Management - A Guide for Commercial Applicators Category 1C:  http://web2.msue.msu.edu/bulletins/Bulletin/PDF/E2891.pdf

MSU Small Fruit Entomology: http://www.isaacslab.ent.msu.edu/MainPages/extension.htm

Michigan Fruit Management Guide: http://web1.msue.msu.edu/epubs/pestpubs/E154/1-TOC.pdf

State: Minnesota

Cooperative Extension Links:  University of Minnesota

Main Page:  http://www.extension.umn.edu/

Online Publications:  http://www.extension.umn.edu/topics.html?topic=5&subtopic=152

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Dr. David K. Wildung

Specialty: Small Fruit Production

Phone: 218-327-4490

Email: dwildung "at" umn.edu

Website link: none listed

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Bill Hutchinson

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 612-624-1767

Email: hutch002 "at" tc.umn.edu

Website link:  http://www.entomology.umn.edu/Faculty/hutchison/wdhcv.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: 

Nordic Raspberry: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG3393.html

Redwing Raspberry: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG3191.html

Variety descriptions red raspberries: http://fruit.coafes.umn.edu/raspberry/varieties.htm

Images of raspberry varieties from image library: http://snuffy.lib.umn.edu/image/srch/bin/Dispatcher

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Commercial Fruit Production in Minnesota homepage: http://fruit.coafes.umn.edu/

Small Fruit Cultivar Trials: 2001:  http://horticulture.coafes.umn.edu/vertical/Sites/%7B252C88F6-737D-4D63-B7B2-F0879F696609%7D/uploads/fruitsummarytrials_01.pdf

Small Fruit Cultivar Trials 2002: http://fruit.coafes.umn.edu/2002smallfruit.PDF

Small Fruit Cultivar Trials 2003:  http://fruit.coafes.umn.edu/2003%20&%202002%20Summary%20for%20all%20Locs.pdf

Pest Management:

Raspberry diseases: http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG1152.html

Raspberry Insect Pests: http://www.extension.umn.edu/projects/yardandgarden/ygbriefs/e216raspberry.html

Raspberry online disease diagnosis: http://www.extension.umn.edu/projects/yardandgarden/diagnostics/mainfruits.html

State: Mississippi

Cooperative Extension Links:  Mississippi State University

Main Page: http://msucares.com/

Online Publications:  http://msucares.com/pubs/index.html

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: John Braswell

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 601-795-4525

Email:  braswell "at" ext.msstate.edu
Website link: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/crec/john%20braswell%20vita.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: David Held

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 662-325-2085

Email: dwh56 "at" ra.msstate.edu

Website link: http://www.msstate.edu/dept/crec/david%20held%20vita.html

Name: Alan Henn

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 662-325-2085

Email: ahenn "at" ext.msstate.edu

Website link: none listed

Name: David Ingram

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 662-325-2085

Email: davidi "at" ext.msstate.edu

Website link:

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries:

Fruit and Nut Review Blackberry Production: http://msucares.com/pubs/infosheets/is1444.htm

General:

MSA-CARES Small Fruit Site: http://msucares.com/crops/comhort/small_fruit.html

Pest Management:

Small Fruit Crop Pest Management:  http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p1818.htm

State: Missouri

Cooperative Extension Links: SW Missouri State University (non-landgrant)

Main Page: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/dept.htm

Online Publications: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/Publications/index.htm

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Pat Byers

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: (417) 547-7500

Email: plb711t "at" missouristate.edu

Website link: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/Advisory.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Dr. Daniel Waldstein

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 417-547-7500

Email: none given

Website link: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/ipm.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Growing Raspberries in Missouri: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/Publications/b43.pdf

“Somo” (R-101) Black Raspberry Released from the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/MS-21/raspreleases.htm

Raspberry Pruning Before and After Images: http://library.smsu.edu/projects/fruitfulheritage/scripts/brief.php

Blackberries:

Growing Blackberries in Missouri: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/Publications/b39.pdf

General:

Fruit Advisory On-line Workshops – streaming video, web, slide w/audio options (click on brambles): http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/workshops/default.htm

Berry Basket News: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/newslet.htm

Training and Pruning Small Fruit Crops in Missouri: http://mtngrv.missouristate.edu/Publications/SmallFruitPruning.pdf

Link and general information search  page to selected bramble, currant and gooseberry pages: http://library.smsu.edu/paulevans/Fruit/smallfruit.shtml#partBram

Pest Management:

Midwest Commercial Small Fruit Spray Guide: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/hort/ext/sfg/

Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

State: Montana

Cooperative Extension Links: Montana State University

Main Page:  http://extn.msu.montana.edu/

Online Publications:  http://www.montana.edu/wwwpub/expubs.html

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Robert Gough

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 406-994-6523

Email:  rgough "at" montana.edu

Website link:  http://plantsciences.montana.edu/Faculty/gough.htm

And  http://gardenguide.montana.edu/

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name:  none provided

Specialty:

Phone:

Email:

Website link:

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:  Growing Raspberries in Montana Gardens: http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt9804.pdf

Blackberries: none listed

General:

MSU IPM Pest Recommendation Network: http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/prn1/

Pest Management: none listed

State: New Hampshire

Cooperative Extension Links: University of New Hampshire

Main Page: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/

Online Publications: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Pubs/PubsAG.htm

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Becky Grube

Specialty: Horticulture, Sustainable

Phone: 603-862-3203

Email: Becky.Grube "at" unh.edu

Website link: http://cecf1.unh.edu/staffbios/index.cfm?fuseaction=display.detail&employee_id=228

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Alan Eaton

Specialty: IPM Entomology

Phone: 603-862-1734

Email: alan.eaton "at" unh.edu

Website link: http://horticulture.unh.edu/alan_eaton.html

Name: Cheryl Smith

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 603-862-3841

Email: Cheryl.Smith "at" unh.edu

Website link:

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Growing Raspberries: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Pubs/AgPubs/Apft1400.pdf

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Growing Raspberries and Blackberries: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Pubs/HGPubs/raspblac.pdf

Prune Fruit at the Right Time:  http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Pubs/HGPubs/prunerit.pdf

Pest Management: none listed

State: New Jersey

Cooperative Extension Links: Rutgers University

Main Page:  http://www.rcre.rutgers.edu/extension/

Online Publications: http://www.rcre.rutgers.edu/pubs/category.asp?cat=3

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Thomas Orton

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 732-932-9534

Email: torton "at" aesop.rutgers.edu

Website link:  http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~plantbiopath/faculty/ortont/ortont.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Cesar Rodriguez-Saona

Specialty:  Insect pest management

Phone: 609-726-1590 ext 4412

Email: crodriguez "at" AESOP.Rutgers.edu

Website link: http://aesop.rutgers.edu/%7Ebluecran/homepage.htm

Name: Jerry Baron

Specialty:  IR-4 , pathology general pest management

Phone: 732-932-9575 x605

Email: jbaron "at" aesop.rutgers.edu

Website link: http://www.aesir.rutgers.edu/njaes/viewfaculty.cfm?Last_Name=Baron&First_Name=Jerry

Name: Bradley Majek

Specialty: Weed Control

Phone: 856-455-3100

Email: majek "at" aesop.rutgers.edu

Website link: http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~plantbiopath/faculty/majek/majek.html

Name: George Hamilton

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 732-932-9801

Email: hamilton "at" aesop.rutgers.edu

SF Website link: http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/hamilton.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries: none listed

General: Liming New Jersey Soils for Fruit Crops: http://www.rcre.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.asp?pid=FS902

Pest Management: none listed

State:  New Mexico

Cooperative Extension Links: New Mexico State University

Main Page: http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/ces/

Online Publications: http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: George Dickerson

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 505-275-2576

Email: abqhort "at" nmsu.edu

Website link: http://www.nmsu.edu/~plantsci/faculty/george_dickerson.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: L. Micheal English

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 505-865-7340

Email: menglish "at" nmsu.edu

Website link: http://cahe.nmsu.edu/directory/person.php?person_id=306

Name: Rebecca Creamer

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 505-646-3068

Email: creamer "at" tiapan.nmsu.edu

Website link: http://cahe.nmsu.edu/directory/person.php?person_id=363

Name: Natalie Goldberg

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 505-646-1621

Email: ngoldber "at" nmsu.edu

Website link:  http://www.nmsu.edu/~plantsci/faculty/Natalie%20Goldberg.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Commercial Everbearing Red Raspberry Production for New Mexico: http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_h/h-318.html

Blackberries: none listed

General: none listed

Pest Management: none listed

State: New York

Cooperative Extension Links:  Cornell University

Main Page:  http://www.cce.cornell.edu/

Online Publications:   http://www.cce.cornell.edu/store/customer/home.php

Cornell Fruit Resources Berries:  http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/berry.html 

The New York Berry News: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/newslett.shtml

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Courtney Weber
Specialty: Bramble Breeding

Phone: 315-787-2395

Email: caw34 "at" nysaes.cornell.edu
Website link:  http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/hort/faculty/weber/index.html

Name: Marvin Pritts

Specialty: Small Fruit Production Systems

Phone: 607-255-1778

Email:  mpp3 "at" cornell.edu

Website link:  http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/pritts/index.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Greg English-Loeb

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 315-787-2345

Email:gme1 "at" cornell.edu

Website link:  http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/english-loeb/index.html#pro

Name: Juliette Carrol

Specialty: Plant Pathology

Phone: 315-787-2430

Email: jec3 "at" cornell.edu

Website link:  IPM website  http://nysipm.cornell.edu/

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Greenhouse Raspberries (Production Guide):

http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/Berries/ghrasp.pdf

Growing Winter Raspberries in a Greenhouse (article): http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/pritts/Greenhouse/Greenhouseraspberries1.htm

Budget Scenario for Greenhouse Raspberries: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/pritts/Greenhouse/budget.htm

High Tunnel Production of Raspberries:

http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/Berries/hightunnels.html

General Raspberry Production: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/Berries/raspberryproductionsummary2004.pdf

Berried Treasures - Off-Season Production of Strawberries and Raspberries: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/pritts/grnhouse.html

Blackberries: none listed

General: 

Trac Software for Berry Record Keeping: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/Berries/tracberrybrochure.pdf

Nursery Guide for Berry and Small Fruit Crops. http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/Berries/nurseries/nurseries.html

Strawberry, Raspberry and Blueberry Cultivar Review 2003: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/Berries/berrycult2003.html

New Tools for Mechanical Weed Control in Berry Crops. http://www.fruit.cornell.edu/Berries/CULTTOOLS.htm

Pest Management: 

2005 Pest Management Guideline for Berry Crops (entire guide): http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/Berries/pestman/pdfs/2005berrypestman.pdf

2005 Pest Management (Bramble section only):  http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/Berries/pestman/pdfs/brambles.pdf

Potential Pests and Pest Management for Greenhouse Berries:

http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/pritts/Greenhouse/greenhousepests1.htm

Pesticide Updates for Tree Fruit and Berry Crops: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/pestnews.shtml

Links to Disease Factsheets for Brambles: http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/smallfr.shtml#cane

IPM factsheets for berries: http://nysipm.cornell.edu/factsheets/berries/default.asp

Raspberry Diagnostic Tool: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/pritts/BerryDoc/raspberry/raspeberryparts.htm 

Blackberry Diagnostic Tool: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/berries/diagnostic_tool/blackberry_diagnostic_tool.html

Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Cornell: http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/

Insect Diagnostic Clinic:  http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/Extension/DiagnosticLab/

Managing Diseases of Raspberries and Blueberries, A Presentation:  http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/present/raspblue/frame.htm

State:  North Carolina

Cooperative Extension Links: North Carolina State University, Raleigh

Main Page:  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/

Online Publications:  http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/Publications/specialtycrops.php

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Gina Fernandez

Specialty: Brambles and Strawberries

Phone: 919-513-7416

Email: gina_fernandez "at" ncsu.edu

Website link: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/berries/

Name: Jim Ballington

Specialty: Strawberry, Blueberry and Bramble Breeding

Phone: 919-515-1214

Email: jim_ballington "at" ncsu.edu

Website link: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/faculty/ballington.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: David Monks

Specialty: Weed Management

Phone: 919-515-5370

Email: david_monks "at" ncsu.edu

Website link: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/hort_sci/faculty/monks.html

Name: Ken Sorenson

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 919-515-1662

Email: kenneth_sorensen "at" ncsu.edu

Website link: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/sorensen/index.html

Name: James F. Walgenbach

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 828-684-3562

Email: jim_walgenbach "at" ncsu.edu

Website link: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/walgenbach/index.html

Name: Turner Sutton

Specialty:  Pathology

Phone: 919-515-6823

Email: turner_ sutton "at" ncsu.edu

Website link: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu:8050/plantpath/people/faculty/sutton/

Name: Dr. Zvezdana Pesic-Van Esbroeck

Specialty:  Pathology, Virology Micropropagation Unit

Phone: 919-515-7781

Email: Email: Zvezdana_Pesic "at" ncsu.edu

Website link: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu:8050/plantpath/people/faculty/pesicvanesbroeck/

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Growing Raspberries in North Carolina: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/ag569.html

Blackberries:

Growing Blackberries in North Carolina: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/ag401.html

Blackberry diagnostic tool: http://www.ncsu.edu/project/berries/diagnostic_tool/blackberry_diagnostic_tool.html.

Blackberry Images from NC State Trial:

http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/specialty_crops/Straws.html 

Pruning and Training Thornless Blackberries: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8206.html

General:

Bramble Enterprise Online Slide Set: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/plymouth/hort/berries/bramble/bramble%20webshow%202003.htm

Fertilizer Suggestions for Small Fruit: http://ipm.ncsu.edu/agchem/chptr10/1003.pdf

Drought Advisory for Small Fruit and Grapes: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/disaster/drought/dro-14.html

Nursery List of Small Fruit Cultivars Used in North Carolina: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-210.html

The Berry Agent website : http://intra.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/berrydoc/

Pest Management:

Bramble Spray Program: http://ipm.ncsu.edu/agchem/chptr7/705.pdf

North Carolina Pest News link: http://ipm.ncsu.edu/current_ipm/05PestNews/05News1/pestnews.html

State: North Dakota  

Cooperative Extension Links: North Dakota State University

Main Page: http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/

Online Publications:  http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/contents.htm

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Richard Greenland

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 701-742-2189

Email: rgreenla "at" ndsuext.nodak.edu

Website link: http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/oakes/oakes.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: none listed

Specialty:

Phone:

Email:

Website link:

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Raspberry Preliminary Variety Trial, 1998 Oakes Irrigation Site: http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/oakes/1998Report/rbpl98.htm

Raspberry Preliminary Variety Trial, 1999 Oakes Irrigation Site: http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/oakes/1999Report/rbpl99.htm

Blackberries: none listed

General: none listed

Pest Management: none listed

State: Ohio

Cooperative Extension Links: Ohio State University

Main Page: http://extension.osu.edu/

Online Publications: http://ohioline.osu.edu/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Richard C. Funt

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 614-292-8327

Email: funt.1 "at" osu.edu

Website link: http://hcs.osu.edu/people/faculty/index.lasso?-database=DepartmentPeople&-layout=Input&-response=record_detailpub.htm&-recordID=33948&-search

Name: Shawn Wright

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 740-289-2071

Email: wright.705 "at" osu.edu

Website link: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/berry/index.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Celeste Welty

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 614-292-2803

Email: welty.1 "at" osu.edu

Website link: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/entomology/personnelsingle.asp?strid=750

Name:  Roger N Williams

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 330-263-3731

Email: williams.14 "at" osu.edu

Website link: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/entomology/personnelsingle.asp?strid=765

Name: Michael Ellis

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 330-263-3849

Email: ellis.7 "at" osu.edu

Website link: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fruitpathology/

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

2004 Black Raspberry Foliar Fertilization Study: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2004/blk_rasp_foliar_fert_study04.pdf

2004 Black Raspberry Cultivar Study: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2004/Black_rasp_cult04.pdf

2004 Fall Bearing Raspberry Evaluation: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2004/fall_rasp_eval_04.pdf

2003 Summer Red Raspberry Yield and Evaluation: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2003/summer_reds03.pdf

2003 Black Raspberry Foliar Fertilization Study: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2003/brf_fert03.pdf

2003 Black Raspberry Cultivar Study: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2003/blk_rasp03.pdf

2003 Summer Red Raspberry Evaluation: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2003/summer_reds.pdf

2002 Black Raspberry Cultivar Study: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2002/bberry202.htm

Black Raspberry Budgets: http://aede.osu.edu/programs/FarmManagement/budgets/berry/index.htm

Crop Profile for Raspberry in Ohio: http://pestdata.ncsu.edu/cropprofiles/docs/OHraspberry.html

Blackberries:

2003 Blackberry Evaluation: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2003/blk_berry03.pdf

2002 Blackberry Evaluation First Year Results: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/data/2002/bbfirstyear.htm

General:

Midwest Small Fruit and Grape Net: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~sfgnet/

Ohio State South Centers Berry Program: http://southcenters.osu.edu/hort/berry/index.htm

Brambles: Production Management and Marketing: http://ohioline.osu.edu/b782/index.html

Evaluation of Ellagic Acid Content of Ohio Berries - Final Report: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~sfgnet/eacid_final.html

Selecting Storing and Serving Ohio Blueberries, Raspberries and Blackberries: http://ohioline.osu.edu/b782/index.html

Yield, Berry Quality, and Economics of Mechanical Berry Harvest in Ohio: http://ohioline.osu.edu/rc299/rc299_8.html

Effect of New Herbicides on Tissue-Cultured Black Raspberry Plants: http://ohioline.osu.edu/rc299/rc299_13.html

Pest Management:

Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook: http://ohioline.osu.edu/b861/index.html

Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

Fruit disease Resources at Ohio State:  http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fruitpathology/

Integrated Management of Bramble Diseases: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fruitpathology/organic/brambles/index.html

Fruit Disease Factsheet Home Page: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fruitpathology/osu-extension-factsheets.html

Anthracnose of Raspberry and Blackberry: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3007.html

Spur Blight of Red Raspberries: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3008.html

Orange Rust of Brambles: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3010.html

Botrytis Fruit Rot “Gray Mold” of Strawberry, Raspberry and Blackberry: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3017.html

Verticillium Wilt of Raspberry: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3027.html

Cane Blight of Raspberries:  http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3202.html

Late Leaf Rust of Red Raspberries: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3210.html

Phytophthora Root Rot of Raspberry: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3207.html

Bacterial Crown Gall of Fruit Crops: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/3000/3301.html

State:  Oklahoma

Cooperative Extension Links: Oklahoma State University

Main Page: http://www2.dasnr.okstate.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=55

Online Publications:  http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/View/Collection-326

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Eric T. Stafne 

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 405-744-5414

Email: eric.t.stafne "at" okstate.edu

Website link: http://www.okstate.edu/ag/asnr/hortla/faculty/fruits.htm#stafne

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Phil Mulder

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 405-744-5527

Email: philmul "at" okstate.edu

Website link: http://www.ento.okstate.edu/profiles/mulder.htm

Name: Sharon von Broembsen

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 405-744-5527

Email: svonbro "at" okstate.edu

Website link: http://www.ento.okstate.edu/profiles/broembse.html

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Pollination Requirements for Fruits and Nuts: http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1046/F-6229web.pdf

Pest Management:

Commercial Blackberry, Strawberry and Blueberry Insect and Disease Control: http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1465/CR-6221web.pdf

Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

State: Oregon

Cooperative Extension Links: Oregon State University

Main Page: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/index.php

Online Publications: http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/EdMat/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Bernadine Strik

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 541-737-5434

Email:  strikb "at" science.oregonstate.edu

Website link: http://berrygrape.oregonstate.edu/  and http://oregonstate.edu/dept/hort/faculty/StrikNewFormat.htm

Name: Dianne Kaufman

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 503-678-1264 Ext. 23

Email: diane.kaufman "at" oregonstate.edu

Website link: http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/NWREC/r-dk.html

Name: Chad Finn (USDA)

Specialty: Research Genetics Small Fruit

Phone: 541-738-4037

Email: finnc "at" science.oregonstate.edu

SF Website link: http://www.ars-grin.gov/hcrl/finn.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Jay W. Pscheidt

Specialty: Plant Pathology

Phone: 541-737-3451

Email: pscheidj "at" science.oregonstate.edu

Website link: http://www.science.oregonstate.edu/bpp/faculty/pscheidt/index.html  and  http://oregonstate.edu/dept/botany/epp/index_home.html

Name: Glenn Fisher

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 541-737-5502

Email: fisherg "at" bcc.orst.edu

Website link: http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/people/faculty.php?ID=6

Name: Sujaya Rao

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 541-737-9038

Email: sujaya "at" bcc.orst.edu

Website link: http://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/people/faculty.php?ID=19

Name: James Fischer (USDA)

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 541-738-4032

Email: fisherj "at" science.oregonstate.edu

Website link: http://www.ars-grin.gov/hcrl/fisher.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Raspberry Bushy Dwarf Virus (RBDV) found in ‘Marion’: http://berrygrape.oregonstate.edu/fruitgrowing/pest/rbdv.htm

Crop Profile for Raspberries in Oregon: http://cipm.ncsu.edu/cropprofiles/docs/orraspberries.html

Blackberries:

Blackberry Production in Oregon: http://berrygrape.oregonstate.edu/fruitgrowing/berrycrops/orblack.htm

Crop Profile for Blackberries in Oregon: http://cipm.ncsu.edu/cropprofiles/docs/orblackberries.html

General:

Promoting the Safety of Fresh and Processed Berries: http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/EM8838.pdf

Caneberry Fertilizer Guide: http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/html/FG/FG51-E/FG51-E.html

Leaf Analysis of Nutrient Disorders in Tree Fruits and Small Fruits: http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/html/FS/FS118/FS118.html

Western Oregon Caneberry Irrigation Guide: http://biosys.bre.orst.edu/bre/docs/caneberr.pdf

Pest Management:

Boom Calibration Worksheet: http://berrygrape.oregonstate.edu/fruitgrowing/berrycrops/boomcal.htm

Airblast Sprayer Calibration Worksheet: http://berrygrape.oregonstate.edu/fruitgrowing/berrycrops/airblcal.htm

Northwest IPM Home Page:  http://www.nwipm.info/default.asp

Northwest IPM – Disorders for Blackberries: http://www.nwipm.info/BerryDisordersList.asp?BerryCatName=Blackberries&BerryCatDisorderName=%25&Submit=Search

Northwest IPM – Disorders for Raspberries: http://www.nwipm.info/BerryDisordersList.asp?BerryCatName=Raspberries&BerryCatDisorderName=%25&Submit=Search

Pesticide Chart Guide for Oregon and Washington Berry Crops: http://www.nwipm.info/guide.htm

Pest Management Strategic Plan: Caneberry Production in Washington and Oregon: http://www.ipmcenters.org/pmsp/pdf/PNWCaneberryPMSP.pdf

PNW Insect Management Handbook Cane Fruit Pest Sections Parts 1,2: http://pnwpest.org/pnw/insects?07SMFR03.dat   http://pnwpest.org/pnw/insects?07SMFR04.dat

Online Guide to Plant Disease Control: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/index.cfm

And Associated Disease factsheets:

Raspberry Anthracnose: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=941

Raspberry Armillaria Root Rot: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=942

Raspberry Ascospora Dieback: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=942

Raspberry Bushy Dwarf Virus: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=944

Raspberry Cane Blight:  http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=945

Raspberry Crown and Cane Gall: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=946

Raspberry Fruit Rot and Cane Botrytis: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=947

Raspberry Nematode (Dagger): http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=948

Raspberry Nematode (Lesion): http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=949

Raspberry Orange Rust: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=950

Raspberry Powdery Mildew: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=951

Raspberry Pseudomonas Blight: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=952

Raspberry Ringspot Virus: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=953

Raspberry Root Rot:  http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=954

Raspberry Spur Blight: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=955

Raspberry Verticillium Wilt: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=956

Raspberry Viruses Miscl.: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=958

Raspberry Yellow Rust: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=959

Blackberry Anthracnose: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=157

Blackberry Armillaria Root Rot: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=158

Blackberry Cane and Leaf Rust: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=159

Blackberry Cane Blight: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=160

Blackberry Crown and Cane Gall: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=161

Blackberry Cultivar Susceptibility to Diseases Chart: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=1221

Blackberry Downy Mildew: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=163

Blackberry Dry Cell (Dry Berry) Syndrome: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=1213

Blackberry Fruit Rot: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=164

Blackberry Orange Rust: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=166

Blackberry Powdery Mildew: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=167

Blackberry Purple Blotch: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=168

Blackberry Septoria Leaf Spot: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=165

Blackberry Spur Blight: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=169

Blackberry Stamen Blight: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=170

Blackberry  Verticillium wilt: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=171

Blackberry Virus Diseases: http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/disease.cfm?RecordID=172

State:  Pennsylvania

Cooperative Extension Links: Penn State University

Main Page: http://www.extension.psu.edu/

Online Publications: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Kathleen Demchak

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 814-863-2303

Email: efz "at" psu.edu

Website link: http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/dept/staff/demchak.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Ed Rajotte

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 814-863-4641

Email: egrajotte "at" psu.edu

Website link: http://www.ento.psu.edu/Personnel/Faculty/rajotte.htm 

Name: James W. Travis

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 717-677-6116, ext 4

Email: jwt2 "at" psu.edu

Website link: http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/FACULTY/travis.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Ag Alternatives Series - Red Raspberry Production: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/ua431.pdf

High Tunnel Production of Raspberries:

http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/fruit/Berries/hightunnels.html

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Commercial Berry Production and Pest Management Guide: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/agrs53.pdf

Small Scale Fruit Production, Brambles Section: http://ssfruit.cas.psu.edu/chapter7/chapter7a.htm

Fruit Times Newsletter: http://fruittimes.cas.psu.edu/

Vegetable and Small Fruit Gazette: http://garden.cas.psu.edu/vegcrops/newsletterlist.html

High Tunnel Small Fruit Production: http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/extension/smallfruits/research/projects.html#hi_tunnels

Pest Management:

Commercial Berry Production and Pest Management Guide: http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/agrs53.pdf

Fruit Pathology Factsheets: http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/FRUITPATH/factsite.html

Anthracnose: http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/FRUITPATH/Fruit_facts/Brambles/anthrac.html

Botrytis Fruit Rot: http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/FRUITPATH/Fruit_facts/Brambles/botry.html

Crown and Cane Gall: http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/FRUITPATH/Fruit_facts/Brambles/crown.html

Orange Rust: http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/FRUITPATH/Fruit_facts/Brambles/orange.html

Phytophthora Root Rot: http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/FRUITPATH/Fruit_facts/Brambles/rootrot.html

Powdery Mildew: http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/FRUITPATH/Fruit_facts/Brambles/pm.html

Virus Diseases: http://www.ppath.cas.psu.edu/EXTENSION/FRUITPATH/Fruit_facts/Brambles/virus.html

State:  South Dakota

Cooperative Extension Links: South Dakota State University

Main Page:  http://sdces.sdstate.edu/

Online Publications:  http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/process.cfm?Dept=HFLP

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Rhoda Burrows

Specialty: Horticulture, Extension

Phone: 605-688-5136

Email: Rhoda_Burrows "at" sdstate.edu

Website link:

Name: Anne Fennell  

Specialty: Horticulture, Teaching

Phone:  605-688-6373

Email: Anne_Fennell "at" mg.sdstate.edu

Website link: http://hflp.sdstate.edu/HFLP/linkfenn.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Martin Cantangui

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 605-688-4603

Email: michael.catangui "at" sdstate.edu

Website link: http://plantsci.sdstate.edu/ent/catangui.html

Name: Martin Draper

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 605-688-5157

Email: Martin_Draper "at" sdstate.edu

Website link: http://plantsci.sdstate.edu/Faculty/Draper.html

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Raspberry Culture: http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/ExEx6022.pdf

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Fruit Varieties for South Dakota: http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/ExEx6035.pdf

Pest Management:

Pest Alert Newsletter: http://hflp.sdstate.edu/pestalrt.htm

State: Tennessee

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Tennessee

Main Page:  http://www.utextension.utk.edu/

Online Publications:  http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/default.htm

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Dave Lockwood

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 865-974-7324

Email: lockwood "at" utk.edu

Website link: http://plantsciences.utk.edu/lockwood.htm

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Frank Hale

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 615-835-4571

Email: fahale "at" utk.edu

Website link: http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/personnel/Hale/hale.htm

Name: Steve Bost

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 615-835-4573

Email: scbost "at" utk.edu

Website link: http://eppserver.ag.utk.edu/personnel/Bost/bost.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries: none listed

General: none listed

Pest Management:

Fruit Pest News: http://web.utk.edu/%7Eextepp/fpn/fpn.htm

Blackberry and Raspberry Insect / Disease / Weed Control (Excerpt from PMG): http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/pbfiles/PB1197blackberry.pdf

State: Texas

Cooperative Extension Links: Texas A&M University

Main Page:  http://texasextension.tamu.edu/

Online Publications:  http://tcebookstore.org/pubbrowse.cfm?catid=12

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Jim Kamas

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 830-997-7047

Email: j-kamas "at" tamu.edu

Website link: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/faculty/kamas.html

Name: Larry Stein

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 830-278-9151

Email: larrystein "at" tamu.edu

Website link: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/faculty/stein.html

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Carlos Bogran

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 979-845-6800

Email: c-bogran "at" tamu.edu

Website link: http://insects.tamu.edu/people/faculty/bogranc.cfm

Name: Bart Drees

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 979-845-5895

Email: b-drees "at" tamu.edu

Website link: http://insects.tamu.edu/people/faculty/dreesb.cfm

Name: Mark Black

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 830-278-9151 ext. 141

Email: m-black "at" tamu.edu

Website link: http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/directory/faculty/black.asp

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries:

Texas Blackberries: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu//extension/fruit/blackberries/blackberries.html

Blackberry Varieties: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/hillcountry/Blackberries/varieties.html

General:

Hill Country Fruit Web: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/hillcountry/index.html

Pest Management:

Fruit and Nut Disease Control Products For Use in Texas: http://tcebookstore.org/tmppdfs/8774731-E17.pdf

A Complete Description of Blackberry, Dewberry and Boysenberry Diseases: http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/Texlab/Fruit/Berry/bb.asp

 

State:  Utah

Cooperative Extension Links: Utah State University

Main Page: http://extension.usu.edu/cooperative/

Online Publications: http://extension.usu.edu/cooperative/publications/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Brent Black

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 435-797-2174

Email:  blackb "at" ext.usu.edu

Website link: http://psb.usu.edu/htm/faculty/_memberID=72

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: none listed

Specialty:

Phone:

Email:

Website link:

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Red Raspberry Production in Utah: http://extension.usu.edu/files/factsheets/hg161.pdf

Blackberries: none listed

General: none listed

Pest Management: none listed

State: Vermont

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Vermont

Main Page: http://www.uvm.edu/extension/

Online Publications: http://www.uvm.edu/%7Euvmext/publications/catalog/tocpart1.htm

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Vern Grubinger

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 1-800-278-5480 x13

Email: Vernon.Grubinger "at" uvm.edu

Website link: Vermont Vegetable and Berry Page: http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Lorraine Berkett

Specialty: IPM-Entomology

Phone: 802-656-0972

Email: Lorraine.Berkett "at" uvm.edu

Website link: see IPM Home Page: http://pss.uvm.edu/ipm/

Name: Ann HazelRigg

Specialty: Diagnostics, Pathology

Phone: 802-656-0493

Email: ann.hazelrigg "at" uvm.edu

Website link: Plant Diagnostic Lab: http://pss.uvm.edu/pd/pdc/

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Small Fruit Leaf Analysis: http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/factsheets/tissuetest.html

Pest Management:

Vermont IPM Home Page: http://pss.uvm.edu/ipm/

Berry and Vegetable IPM page: http://pss.uvm.edu/ipm/vegberry.html

State:  Virginia

Cooperative Extension Links: Virginia Tech

Main Page: http://www.ext.vt.edu/

Online Publications: http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Jeremy Pattison

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 434-292-5331

Email: jpfruit "at" vt.edu

Website link: http://www.hort.vt.edu/General/Personnel/Faculty/FacultyBio/Patterson.html

and: http://arecs.vaes.vt.edu/arec.cfm?webname=blackstone&section=about_us&pid=jpfruit

Name: Allen Straw

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 276-944-2202

Email: astraw "at" vt.edu

Website link: http://arecs.vaes.vt.edu/arec.cfm?webname=glade&section=about_us&pid=astraw

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Douglas G. Pfeiffer

Specialty: Entomology

Phone:  540-231-4183 

Email: dgpfeiff "at" vt.edu

Website link: http://web.ento.vt.edu/ento/personalPage.jsp?uuid=821601 and http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/DougBio.html

Name: Jeff Derr

Specialty: Weed Control

Phone:  757-363-3912

Email: jderr "at" vt.edu

Website link: http://www.ppws.vt.edu/faculty/derr.html

Name: Keith Yoder

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 540-869-2560

Email: ksyoder "at" vt.edu

Website link: http://www.ppws.vt.edu/faculty/yoder.html

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Selected Topics for Raspberry Producers in Virginia: http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/fruit/423-700/423-700.html

Growers Question and Answer – How to Space Red Raspberries: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/2002-04/2002-04-05.html

New Primocane Raspberry Experiences and  Potential – Update for 2002: Part 1: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/2002-01/2002-01-02.html, Part 2: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/2002-02/2002-02-04.html

New Primocane Raspberry Potential for Colder Areas: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/2000-02/2000-02-06.html

Blackberries: none listed

General:

The Virginia Fruit Page: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu

The Virginia Fruit Website, Virginia Small Fruits: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/VirginiaSmallFruitSite.html

Berry Crop Production in Virgina (2008; based on 2006 survey)

Crop Profile for Brambles in Virginia: http://pestdata.ncsu.edu/cropprofiles/docs/vabrambles.html

United States Standards for Grades of Raspberries (fresh): http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/raspberr.pdf

United States Standards for Grades of Raspberries (processing): http://www.ams.usda.gov/standards/fpras.pdf

Whats Hot in Caneberry Production and Research: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/HotBramble.html

A Longer Marketing Life for Bramble Fruits: http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/fruit/423-701/423-701.html

Limited Arm-Rotation Shift-Trellis (LARS) and Primocane Management Apparatus (PMA) for Raspberries and Blackberries (Rubus cvs. or crops): http://www.vaes.vt.edu/research/publications/vaes99-1.pdf

Shift Trellises for Better Management of Brambles: http://www.vaes.vt.edu/research/publications/vaes95-2.pdf

Selected Costs and Returns Budgets for Horticultural Food Crops Production/Marketing (see below raspberry, blackberry links below): http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/vegetables/438-898/438-898.html

Raspberries “Primocane” Fresh Picked Retail (budget): http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/vegetables/438-898/freshpickedraspberries.pdf

Raspberries “Primocane” PYO (budget): http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/vegetables/438-898/pyoraspberries.pdf

Raspberries “Primocane” for Wholesale Market (budget): http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/vegetables/438-898/wholesaleraspberries.pdf

Thornless Blackberries for Shipping Market (budget): http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/vegetables/438-898/blackberry.pdf

Bramble Prospectus - Spring Management: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/pulledarticles/2005-03/bramble.html

Growers Questions and Answers Regarding Use of the Shift Trellis Designed by Herbert Stiles:  http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/2002-05/2002-05-07.html

List of Some Recommended Study Materials for Those Planning New Berry Enterprises: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/pulledarticles/2005-01/newberry.html

Cultivar Suggestions for Commercial Small Fruit Producers in Virginia: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/1995-03/commhort-25.html

Pest Management:

Commercial Small Fruits Pest Management Guide:  http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/pmg/hf2.pdf

Small Fruit Advisor – Direct Pest Tarnished Plant Bug: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/TPBAPPLE.html

Small Fruit Advisor – Direct Pest Thrips: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/thrips.html

Small Fruit Advisor – Direct Pest Japanese Beetle: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/JBBramble.html

Small Fruit Advisor – Direct Pest Green June Beetle: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/gjb.html

Small Fruit Advisor –  Direct Pest Raspberry Fruit Worm: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/raspfruitworm.html

Small Fruit Advisor – Direct Pest Blossom Midge: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/Contarinia.html

Small Fruit Advisor – Indirect Pest Rednecked Cane Borer: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/redneck.html

Small Fruit Advisor – Indirect Pest Raspberry Crown Borer: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/raspcrown.html

Small Fruit Advisor – Indirect Pest Raspberry Cane Borer: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/raspcane.html

Small Fruit Advisor - Indirect Pest Blackberry Psyllid: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/blkbrrypsyllid.html

Small Fruit Advisor – Indirect Pest Raspberry Sawfly: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/raspsawfly.html

Small Fruit Advisor –  Indirect Pest Periodical Cicada: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/cicada.html

Caneberry Pesticide Rates/Materials: http://www.virginiafruit.ento.vt.edu/VisorCaneInsecticides.html

Weed Management in Small Fruit Crops: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/2002-03/2002-03-06.html

Weed Management Update in Small Fruit: http://www.ext.vt.edu/news/periodicals/commhort/2002-05/2002-05-04.html

Keeping Small Fruits Virus Free: http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/envirohort/factsheets2/fruithome/jun91pr2.html

 

State:  Washington

Cooperative Extension Links: Washington State University

Main Page: http://ext.wsu.edu/

Online Publications: http://pubs.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/pubs/index.html

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Kathleen M. Willemsen

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone: 509-335-3613

Email: willwmsen "at" wsu.edu

Website link: http://www.hortla.wsu.edu/people/willemsen.html

Name: Patrick Moore

Specialty: Small Fruit Breeding (non-extension)

Phone:  253-445-4501

Email: moorepp "at" puyallup.wsu.edu

Website link: none listed

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Arthur L. Antonelli

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 253-445-4545

Email:  antonell "at" wsu.edu

Website link: http://entomology.wsu.edu/Profiles/antonelli.html

Name: Douglas Walsh

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 509-786-9287

Email: dwalsh "at" wsu.edu

Website link:  http://entomology.wsu.edu/Profiles/walsh.html

Name: none listed

Specialty: Pathology

Phone:

Email:

Website link:

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Red Raspberry Production Cost and Returns, Western Washington (note: buy only pub): http://cru84.cahe.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/pubs/EB0930.html?id=TsXhsJAj

Crop Profile for Red Raspberries in Washington: http://pestdata.ncsu.edu/cropprofiles/docs/waraspberries-red.html and

http://www.tricity.wsu.edu/~cdaniels/profiles/rsprev.pdf

Commercial Red Raspberry Production (note: buy only pub): http://cru84.cahe.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/pubs/PNW0176.html?id=TsXhsJAj

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Berries for the Inland Northwest (note: buy only pub): http://cru84.cahe.wsu.edu/cgi-bin/pubs/MISC0253.html?id=TsXhsJAj

Hortsense website (Disease and Insect factsheets):  http://pep.wsu.edu/hortsense/

Pest Management:

Integrated Pest Management for Raspberries-A Guide for Sampling and Decision Making for Key Raspberry Pests in NW Washington: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/comhort/nooksack/ipmweb/TOC.htm

Small Fruit Pests: Biology, Diagnosis and Management: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1388/eb1388.pdf

Raspberry Root Rot Sampling Guidelines for Phytophthora fragariae rubi identification Using PCR: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/IPM/Phytophthora_Sampling_Guidelines.pdf

Raspberry Crown Borer: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb0920/eb0920.html

Root Weevils on Berry Crops: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb0965/eb0965.html

Root Weevil Egg Laying Studies: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/comhort/RWEGGS99.htm

1999 Studies of Clay Colored Weevils on Meeker Raspberries: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/comhort/CCWREPgr99.htm

Efficacy of Cryolite Bait Against Black Vine Weevil in Raspberries: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/comhort/Cryorep99.htm

1999 Comparison of Traditional to IPM Strategy for Managing Key Insect and Disease Pests of Raspberry, Meeker Variety: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/comhort/IPMREP99.htm

1998 Comparison of Traditional to IPM Strategy for Managing Key Insect and Disease Pests of Raspberry, Meeker Variety: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/comhort/ipmglrep.htm

Efficacy of the Insect-killing Nematode, Heterorhabditis marelatus against Black Vine Weevil in Strawberry: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/comhort/Nemrep99.htm

1998 Studies of the Clay Colored Weevil on Meeker Raspberries: http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/comhort/CCWREP1.htm

Spider Mites on Red Raspberry: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1959e/eb1959e.pdf

Pest Management Guide for Commercial Small Fruit: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1491/eb1491.pdf

State:  West Virginia

Cooperative Extension Links: West Virginia State University

Main Page: http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/

Online Publications: http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/publications/index.htm

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: none listed

Specialty:

Phone:

Email:

Website link:

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Henry W. Hogmire, Jr.,

Specialty:  Entomology

Phone: 304-876-6353

Email: hhogmire "at" wvu.edu

Website link: http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/hogmire/hogmire1.html and http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/entomology.html

Name: Alan Biggs

Specialty:  Pathology

Phone: 304-876-6353

Email:  abiggs2 "at" wvu.edu

Website link: and http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/pathology.html

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries: none listed

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Growing Brambles in West Virginia: http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/fruits/brambles.htm

Small Fruit Links Page: http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/Smallfruit.html

Kearneysville Fruit Research Center: http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/wvufarm1.html

Pest Management: Midwest 2007 Small Fruit and Grape Recommendations

State:  Wisconsin

Cooperative Extension Links: University of Wisconsin

Main Page: http://www.uwex.edu/

Online Publications: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/

Small Fruit Horticulture Extension Specialists:

Name: Teryl Roper

Specialty: Horticulture

Phone:  608-262-9751

Email: trroper "at" wisc.edu

Website link: http://www.horticulture.wisc.edu/faculty/faculty_pages/Roper/roper.php

Small Fruit Entomology and Pathology Extension Specialists:

Name: Daniel Mahr

Specialty: Entomology

Phone: 608-262-3228

Email: dmahr "at" entomology.wisc.edu

Website link: http://entomology.wisc.edu/%7Edmahr/

Name: Patricia McManus

Specialty: Pathology

Phone: 608-265-2047

Email:  psm "at" plantpath.wisc.edu

Website link: http://www.plantpath.wisc.edu/fac/psm.htm

Brambles Publications:

Raspberries:

Growing Raspberries in Wisconsin: http://s142412519.onlinehome.us/uw/pdfs/A1610.PDF

Blackberries: none listed

General:

Fruit Crop Pollination: http://s142412519.onlinehome.us/uw/pdfs/A3742_E.PDF

Pest Management:

Raspberry Disorders - Fireblight: http://s142412519.onlinehome.us/uw/pdfs/A3499.PDF

Raspberry Disorders- Cane Blight and Spur Blight: http://cecommerce.uwex.edu/pdfs/A3236.PDF

Strawberry and Raspberry Pest Management in Wisconsin: http://s142412519.onlinehome.us/uw/pdfs/A1934.PDF

 

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