Commercial Fruit Production
Arkansas Blackberry School
Learn how to produce commercial blackberries in Arkansas.
The following is a self-guided video course on the basics of commercial blackberry production. The four classes cover the major management activities and crop developments that happen in each season of the year. Follow along to learn how to set up, manage and grow your blackberry operation.
These recordings were made as a part of the Arkansas Blackberry School, a four-part class held at the Division of Agriculture's Fruit Research Station in Clarksville, Arkansas, in 2017. Funding was provided by the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium.
- Basics of Blackberry Production- Dr. Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Variety Selection - Dr. John Clark, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Pesky Winter Pests - Dr. Jackie Lee, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- How To: Winter Pruning - Taunya Ernst, Eighty Acres Farm
- Winter Pruning- How to Prune Primocane Fruiting Blackberries - Dr. Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Blackberry Fertility Management and Trellising - Dr. Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Spotted Wing Drosophila and Broad mite Management in Blackberry - Dr. Donn Johnson, University of Arkansas System of Agriculture
- Pesky Spring Pests - Dr. Jackie Lee, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- How To: Spotted Wing Drosophila ID and trapping in Blackberry - Dr. Donn Johnson, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Summer Tipping, Fruit Disorders and Irrigation of Blackberry - Dr. Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- High Tunnel Blackberry Production - Dr. Elena Garcia, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Consumer Preferences and Postharvest Handling - Dr. Renee Threlfall, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Early Summer Pruning of Floricane Blackberries - Taunya Ernst, Eighty Acres Farm
- Summer Tipping- How to Prune Primocane Fruiting Blackberries - Dr. Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Interactive Fruit Budgets - Leah English and Dr. Jennie Popp, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Produce Safety - Dr. Amanda Perez, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Weed Management in Blackberry - Dr. Nilda Burgos, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- Soil and Plant Tissue Nutrient Sampling of Blackberry - Dr. Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
- How To Identifying Anthracnose in Blackberry - Sherrie Smith, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture