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Updated: June 30, 2026

Blueberry Cultivars for Maryland and the Greater Mid-Atlantic Region (FS-2025-0777)

Authors: Haley Sater - Bryan Butler

Learn how to select blueberry cultivars adapted to Maryland and the greater Mid-Atlantic. This guide compares ripening season, chilling requirements, fruit quality, yield potential, and recommended uses for more than 50 cultivars. Authors: Haley Sater and Bryan Butler; Title: Blueberry Cultivars for Maryland and the Greater Mid-Atlantic Region (FS-2025-0777).
Updated: June 30, 2026

Growing Blueberries in the Mid-Atlantic (FS-2025-0766)

Authors: Haley Sater - Bryan Butler

Learn how to successfully grow blueberries in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic. This guide covers site selection, soil preparation, irrigation, fertilization, pruning, weed and pest management, and harvest practices for productive blueberry plantings. Authors: Haley Sater and Bryan Butler; Title: Growing Blueberries in the Mid-Atlantic (FS-2025-0766).
Updated: May 7, 2026

Practices to reduce Listeria prevalence in fruit packinghouses

Keep your fruit safe—and your customers protected. Learn how Listeria, a persistent and potentially deadly bacterium, can spread in fruit packinghouses and what practical steps you can take to stop it. This article breaks down easy, science-backed strategies to reduce contamination, improve sanitation, and protect public health in your operation.
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Updated: March 12, 2026

Spray Program for Multi-Small Fruit Plantings

Multi-small fruit spray program for the control of major small fruit pests and diseases.
Updated: November 11, 2025

Commercial Bramble Production

A variety of information on commercial Bramble production including organic production, pest and weed management, frost and freeze prevention, and more.
Brambles
Updated: November 11, 2025

Commercial Blueberry Production

A variety of information on commercial blueberry production including organic production, pest and weed management, frost and freeze prevention, and more.
Blueberries
Updated: July 22, 2025

Reducing Crop Heat Stress in Urban Farms (EBR-2024-0720)

Authors: Qianwen Lu - Neith Little

Heat stress is a common summer problem for crop production and is worsened by rising temperatures and urban heat island effects. This extension brief introduces symptoms of crops impacted by heat stress and tips to mitigate crop heat stress. Authors: Qianwen Lu and Neith Little; Title: Reducing Crop Heat Stress in Urban Farms (EBR-2024-0720).
Updated: June 7, 2025

Spotted Wing Drosophila Active: Consider Management in Cherries and Blueberries

We have detected spotted wing drosophila adults in our traps at the Western Maryland Research and Education Center; therefore, spotted wing drosophila are likely active around the state.
Updated: May 7, 2025

Blueberry Update for Fruit Set

Blueberry Update for Fruit Set
Updated: March 7, 2025

Western Maryland Regional Fruit Meeting

Presentations from the Western Maryland Regional Fruit Meeting