WSU Extension - Small Farms Team

Production
Blackberry production in Oregon, 1996, Bernadine Strik, Oregon State University. Describes the current cultivars and cultural techniqes for trailing types predominantly.

Oregon's raspberries and blackberries. A pictoral guide to the different red raspberries and balckberries produced in Oregon. From: OR Raspberry/Blackberry Commission.

Crop profile for blackberries in Oregon, 2002, P. Thomson, W. Parrott, and J. Jenkins, Agricultural Chemistry, Extension, Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University.

Organic Culture of Bramble Fruits, June 2003, George L. Kuepper, Holly Born & Janet Bachmann, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA).

Pest management
Greenboook, free on-line pesticide labels.

Pacific Northwest Weed Management Handbook, complete on-line guide to all phases of weed control.

An Online Guide to Plant Disease Control, Oregon State University. Excellent color plates.

Pest management guide for commercial small fruits. March 2001, Washington State University Extension Publications, EB 1491.

Nursery plants
Cedar Valley Nursery, 3833 McElfresh Road SW, Centralia, WA 360/ 736-7490. Blackberries only come form tissue culture, this firm is the Northwest's supplier.

Marketing
Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission (ORBC), Corvallis, Oregon.

Oregon blackberry processors, those companies that purchase raw product from growers in the Northwest.

Hurst's Berry Farm, Sheridan, Oregon. Mark Hurst is one of the largest Northwest fresh market fruit buyers. His farm and packing plant are located in North Willamette Valley.

Economics
Year 2004 Berry acreage, production, and value, January 2005, Oregon Department of Agriculture, statistics provided for both Oregon and Washington.

Market News Reports – Terminal Market Blackberry Fruit Report, USDA Ag Marketing Service.

Plant breeding
Dr. Chad Finn, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Horticultural Crops Research lab, Corvallis, OR.

Dr. Pat Moore, Washington State University, Western Washington Research and Extension Center, Puyallup, WA.

Food processing
Oregon Gourmet Foods. Trade association whoose members produce a varied assortment of gourmet foods either grown, made or caught in Oregon to be sold on local, regional, national and worldwide levels.