The spring is shaping up very well at D’Ottavio Farms, thanks to a combination of cooler weather earlier in the season and warmer weather later on.

Officials at D’Ottavio, which was founded in 1903 by Callie D’Ottavio when he cleared 30 acres of land in south New Jersey with horses and dynamite to raise sweet potatoes and broccoli, expect the spring harvest to be strong for its growing number of fruits and vegetables.

New Jersey had a great winter and spring to give our blueberry growers the perfect conditions needed to harvest a full crop of the bigger, better, more flavorful berries your customers crave.

Jersey Fresh blueberries will be ready for your shelves from early June into early August, and your customers look for blueberries from the Garden State all year long because they know Jersey Fresh blueberries will provide the flavor and size they desire.

With blueberries being a signature crop for New Jersey growers, everyone is excited that the season is just about here. After all, New Jersey has a rich history of blueberry production and is an ideal region for growing the popular fruit.

“Things are looking really good right now, with our first harvest going to be about June 10,” said Denny Doyle, chairman of the New Jersey Blueberry Industry Advisory Council. “Those in the Southern region, the Hamilton region, will start even sooner.”

You could say that officials at Consalo Family Farms have its blueberry business down to a science.

In fact, the Vineland, NJ-based company, which traces its roots in the Garden State back to 1927, is using a vertical integration strategy to drive its successful blueberry business as well as its other crops.

Naturipe Farms will have a booth at the 38th annual California Strawberry Festival in Ventura, CA, May 18-19. Founded in 1984, the festival highlights delicious strawberries grown throughout California with vendors, booths, games and all things strawberry, anchored by a special focus on charitable giving.

AC Foods has launched betterful, a line of Regenerative Organic Certified blueberries. betterful blueberries — introduced in April and available through September — are available in select Whole Foods, Sprouts, Bi-Rite, NewLeaf, Berkeley Bowl Marketplace and Oliver’s locations. Grown in California and Oregon, betterful aims to change the way consumers think about fresh blueberries forever.