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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
USHBC Committees
Representation |
Member |
Alternates |
State
Representatives |
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Georgia |
Adair
Chambers- Peterson |
John Bennett |
Michigan |
Bob Carini |
Kathryn Clemons |
New
Jersey |
Denny Doyle |
Tim Wetherbee |
North
Carolina |
Neil Moore |
Ralph Carter Jr. |
Oregon |
Doug Krahmer |
Ryan Brown |
Washington |
Rod Cook |
Bryan Sakuma |
Regional
Representatives |
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Region 1 WESTERN |
Verne
Gingerich,
Oregon |
Roy Malensky, Oregon |
Region 2
MIDWEST |
Beverlee De Jonge, Michigan |
Ron Bodtke, Michigan |
Region 3
NORTHEAST |
Art
Galletta,
New Jersey |
Dave
Arena, New Jersey |
Region 4
SOUTHERN |
Ken Patterson, Florida |
Luis Monterde, Mississippi |
Importer |
John Shelford, Florida |
Keith Mixon,
Sunnyridge Farms, Florida |
Exporter |
Parm
Bains, BC,
Canada |
Ray Biln, BC, Canada |
Public
Member |
Kirk McCreary, Michigan
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Amy
Howell,
New Jersey |
Handler |
Paul Macrie, New Jersey |
Guy Cotton, California |
USHBC Committees
Executive
Finance
Research
Promotion
Industry Relations
Good Management
Practices Committee
Executive
Committee 2008
Name |
State/Province |
Art Galletta (Chair) |
New Jersey |
Bob Carini (Vice Chairman) |
Michigan |
Parm Bains (Treasurer) |
British
Columbia, Canada |
Lorrie Merker (assistant Treasurer) |
Michigan |
Neil Moore (Secretary) |
North Carolina |
Mark Hurst (Past Chairman) |
Oregon |
Finance
Committee
Name |
State/Province |
Doug Krahmer (Chairman) |
Oregon |
Parm Bains (Exporter) |
British Columbia, Canada |
Ron Bodtke (Region 2) |
Michigan |
Beverlee DeJonge (Region 2) |
Michigan |
Mark Hurst |
Oregon |
Paul Macrie (Handler) |
New Jersey |
Lorrie Merker* |
Michigan |
Allen Miles* |
Georgia |
* Assigned by USHBC
as non-elected committee member |
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Research
Committee
Name |
State/Province |
Dave Brazelton* (Chair) |
Oregon |
Parm Bains (Exporter) |
British Columbia, Canada |
Ryan Brown |
Oregon |
Brian Caster* |
California |
Adair Chambers-Peterson |
Georgia |
Amy Howell (Public Member) |
New Jersey |
Mike Mainland* |
North Carolina |
Dave Trinka* |
Michigan |
Leslie Wada* (Research Administrator) |
California |
* Assigned by USHBC
as non-elected committee member |
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Promotion
Committee
Name |
State/Province |
Kirk McCreary - Chairman (Public Member) |
Michigan |
Ray Biln (Exporter) |
British Columbia, Canada |
Bob Carini |
Michigan |
Rod Cook |
Washington |
Stan Crafton* |
Colorado |
Denny Doyle |
New Jersey |
Roy Malensky (Region 1) |
Oregon |
Keith Mixon (Importer) |
Florida |
Bryan Sakuma |
Washington |
John Shelford (Importer) |
Florida |
Tim Wetherbee |
New Jersey |
* Assigned by USHBC
as non-elected committee member |
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Industry
Relations Committee
Name |
State/Province |
Ken Patterson (Chair) |
Florida |
Dave Arena (Region 3) |
New Jersey |
Francisco Allende* |
New Jersey |
John Bennett |
Georgia |
Ralph Carter, Jr. |
North Carolina |
Kathryn Clemons |
Michigan |
Guy P. Cotton (Handler) |
California |
Verne Gingerich (Region
1) |
Oregon |
Luis Monterde (Region 4) |
Mississippi |
Neil Moore |
North Carolina |
* Assigned by USHBC as
non-elected committee member |
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USHBC
Good Management Practices Committee
Name |
State/Province |
Keith Mixon (Chairman) |
Florida |
Parm Bains (Exporter) |
British Columbia,
Canada |
Frank Bragg* (MBG) |
Michigan |
Denny Doyle |
New Jersey |
Michael McCartney* (Naturipe) |
California |
Roy Malensky (Region 1) |
Oregon |
Keith Refsnider* (Driscoll's) |
California |
Dr. Juan S. Silva*
(Mississippi State University) |
Mississippi |
* Assigned by USHBC as
non-elected committee member |
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USDA Representatives |
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Sonia Jimenez |
USDA/AMS |
Rafael Mazoni |
USDA/AMS |
US Department of Agriculture(USDA), Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS)
Important Administrative
News: From time to time USDA/AMS publishes important information
concerning the Blueberry Promotion, Research and Information order.
April 2003
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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
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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]
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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
CD/Hard Copy - If you are
in the blueberry industry order your CD of paper copy. (order)
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