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The Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP) is a massive undertaking, involving researchers from multiple U.S. academic institutions, USDA research centers, and international research partners. But what exactly is VacCAP, and how do we plan…
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Blueberry harvesting is complicated—a balancing act between a tight, expensive labor market and soft, finnicky fruits. Increased labor costs over the past few years have more growers looking to turn from hand-harvesting to machine harvesters. But…
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Dr. Amaya Atucha sat down with Dr. Juan Zalapa to discuss his research on improving cranberry fruit quality traits, and what a more efficient cranberry means for the Vaccinium industry. What is the main focus of your research program? One main focus of…
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Dr. Chad Finn was a well-regarded research geneticist and berry breeder that worked for the United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Services (USDA-ARS) in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. He also had an infectious laugh you could hear across…
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VacCAP team member David Chagne talks about the importance of the blueberry. READ MORE
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Check out the poster that was presented at the 2020 Plant and Animal Genome Conference for an overview of VacCAP.  READ MORE
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The Vaccinium Coordinate Agricultural Project (VacCAP) was funded by the USDA to improve blueberries and cranberries.  READ MORE
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Here are all the press releases and articles announcing the funding of the VacCAP project. 2020 The importance of the humble blueberry (2/26/20) Wisconsin-based researchers work to breed better cranberries (2/24/20) CALS scientists part…