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PUBLISHER LETTER

Welcome to the

Blueberry Roundup Edition

JUNE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES OF YEAR, Fortunately for blueberry growers, however, we have our Food Editor Trent

but not for the same reason that most people appreciate some interesting developments coming from researchers Rowe has some great

it. As a blueberry farmer, I’m one of the many Florida at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and blueberry dessert tips
growers who (in June) inally takes a deep breath ater Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). With some great to satisfy your family’s sweet tooth, and we share a

our six-weeks of non-stop harvesting and work in the minds at work on new developments for blueberries Florida Blueberry Cheesecake recipe for you to try. I
ields to bring you the fruits of our labor that we invest that can be mechanically-harvested, the industry will be hope you enjoy this special edition of Central Florida Ag

in throughout the year.
looking at the potential of even more fruitful results in News magazine, and thanks for reading.
his season was particularly challenging, and without the future. You can read more about these developments

spoiling too much, I’ll just say that our coverage of this in the @griTech article on page 45.
year’s harvest is a must-read. As always, the narrow But, we’re not all work and no play. In this edition, NELSON KIRKLAND, Publisher

marketing window combined with several risk factors you’ll also be able to take a look at some of the action nelson@centralloridamediagroup.com

makes for growing blueberries in Florida a business that from this year’s Florida Blueberry Festival in Brooksville,
truly never has a dull moment.
as well as a local festival at True Blue Winery. Plus,

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