Max Armstrong continues his discussion of the promotion boards for commodity group. He discovered one he didn't know about – the U.S. High Bush Blueberry Council. He got to meet the executive for this organization when honored by the National Agri Marketing Association event last week. Max shares than in 1912, when a New Jersey woman started cultivating blueberries. He shares details on the growth of blueberry sales through history.

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