Efficiency in action

One annual spring job here at Pine Island Cranberry is dealing with a disease that affects cranberry vines called fairy ring. With the assistance of Dr. Peter Oudemans of the Rutgers Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research, we have developed a treatment which needs to be applied in May. After two years, early indications are it’s working.

Our team, consisting of Jose Cruz-Soto, Brandon Morales, Alberto Torres, and Jose Cruz-Rodriguez, had a target date of June 1st to get the project done; instead, they finished eight days ahead of schedule. Because of their dedication, energy, and effort, we have, for the first time ever, been able to treat every ring at Pine Island, a total of 23 acres.

Jose Cruz-Soto

Brandon Morales

Alberto Torres

Jose Cruz-Rodriguez

In addition to the above team members, our intern Christen Stroehlein (a Rutgers student majoring in nutritional sciences) mapped out and measured fairy rings with help of aerial photographs. This greatly increased our team’s efficiency and ability to reach their targeted goal ahead of schedule.

Thanks to everyone’s exemplary demonstration of our core values, chief among them protecting the environment, continuous improvement, and doing whatever it takes, Pine Island Cranberry steadily maintains our mission and vision: to continue our tradition of excellence and to be the most efficient producer in the world.