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May 2001
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Urban Sprawl Continues to take Best Farmland
In 1993, American Farmland Trust (AFT) published its first Farming on the Edge map and study.

Blueberry Production, Consumption Continue to Increase
Consumption trends of many commodities show a static line as promoters look for ways to increase usage. Not so with blueberries.

Election Process Completed for U.S.A. Blueberry Council
The election process has been completed for the new U.S.A. Blueberry Council (USABC) as the blueberry industry looks ahead to its new generic blueberry promotion program.


Terry Cuddy shows off some currants and blueberries picked from their seven acres of blueberries and their one acre of currants.
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Wisconsin Couple Finds Fun and Satisfaction with U-Pick
Owning one of the largest u-pick blueberry patches between Michigan and Oregon does not mean that you are in the corporate farm status.

Mexico Holds Opportunities, Challenges for Fruit Industry
The United States’ neighbor to the south offers challenges and opportunities to producers willing to cultivate trade relations, according to a recent Farm Bureau tour of Mexico.

Marketplace of Ideas
Media Madness - Are We Part of the Problem?



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