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Welcome!  If you grow highbush blueberries in the USA, you are part of the USHBC!  For more than 40 years, the pioneers of the highbush blueberry industry have invested in promotions and market development of highbush blueberries thorough the North American Blueberry Council (NABC).  In 2001, growers from throughout the USA voted to approve the Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order.  We salute our predecessors and take the baton to work on promoting the growth and well being of the entire industry.  This web page is designed to inform blueberry industry members about the USHBC, activities and events.  Please bookmark this page and return often as we are continually updating.

USHBC Members & Alternates (pdf)     USHBC Committees

USHBC Committees  (2010 list)

Executive      Finance      Research      Promotion     Industry Relations     Good Management Practices Committee

Executive Committee 2009

Finance Committee

Research Committee

Promotion Committee

Industry Relations Committee

USHBC Good Management Practices Committee

US Department of Agriculture(USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)

	Main Web Page: http://www.ams.usda.gov/
	Fruit & Vegetable Division: http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/
	Research and Promotion Programs: http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/rpb.html
	Blueberry Promotion, Research and Information Order:   http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/rpblueberry.html

Important Administrative News:  From time to time USDA/AMS publishes important information concerning the Blueberry Promotion, Research and Information order. 

April 2003

USHBC seeks nominees for regional members and alternates.  April 7, 2003-- The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) is now seeking nominees to fill regional council member and alternate positions on the Blueberry Promotion, Research and Information Order.  Terms for current USHBC regional members and alternates will expire December 31, 2003.  The nomination period for the 2004 to 2006 term begins May 5, 2003.  Potential nominees are required to complete a USHBC nomination application and forward their application on to the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council office by June 9, 2003.  (full story)

March 2003

Blueberry Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Amendment No. 2 To Change the Name of the U.S.A. Cultivated Blueberry Council and Increase Membership. Docket Number: FV-03-701 PR. Comments due by May 12, 2003 [Text] [PDF]

USHBC Regions:

Region #1 Western Region (all states from the Pacific east to the Rockies): Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Member   -   Alternate

Region #2 Midwest Region (all states east of the Rockies to
the Great Lakes and south to the Kansas/Missouri/Kentucky state line): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

Member   -   Alternate

Region #3 Northeast Region (all states east of the Great
Lakes and North of the North Carolina/Tennessee state line):
Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont,
Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.

Member   -   Alternate

Region #4 Southern Region  (all states south of the Virginia/ Kentucky/Missouri/Kansas state lines and east of the Rockies): Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.

Member   -   Alternate