Source: John McCurry, FARM PROGRESS, 4/12/22


Farmers and agriculture officials continue to assess the damage to Georgia’s 2022 blueberry crop, but the consensus is that the March 12-13 freeze wiped out much of the crop. Temperatures were too cold for too long, officials said. Zilfina Rubio Ames, assistant horticulture professor and small fruit Extension specialist with the University of Georgia, said freeze damage takes a while to develop. She said the damage is widespread across the state, especially in the prime blueberry growing region in the southeast.

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