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PublishedAugust 3, 2023
Hot and wet weather not expected to dampen blueberry yields
Maine's wild blueberry growers expect a good season despite early season challenges.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2023
Maine blueberries vs. a fruit fly: Sen. Collins files bill to help
Maine’s Republican senator is introducing legislation that calls on the federal government to step up research and prevention efforts for a pest that could jeopardize the state’s wild blueberry crop.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2022
Blueberry is the ‘in’ ingredient for many beverages
For one producer using blueberries was a matter of happenstance, for other Maine producers it made sense to use the well-known Maine fruit.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Maine’s wild blueberry crop rebounded last year and is poised for another bountiful season
And the dwindling supply caused by the previous poor seasons drove up the price.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2021
Pick your own wild blueberries for free at this Brunswick farm
20 acres of the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust's wild blueberry barrens are open for free public picking.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2021
On Rockport farm, blueberry grower, solar power developer seek common ground
A new solar array at a blueberry farm seeks to demonstrate how both can thrive, as the state convenes a study group seeking ways to accommodate renewable energy on agricultural land.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2020
Maine blueberry industry suffers from combination of drought, frost and coronavirus
A late spring frost, a devastating drought and labor troubles wrought by the coronavirus pandemic conspired to make 2020 a difficult year for the wild blueberry producers who harvest the fruit in the nation’s northeastern corner.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2020
COVID-19 cases among blueberry workers worsen farm labor shortage
Maine health officials are confident that two outbreaks at Hancock County businesses will not spread, but if migrant workers are sidelined because of the coronavirus, there may not be enough local workers to fill those gaps.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2019
Trade war hurting Maine blueberries, and farmers need help, Sen. King says
Maine's independent senator says the value of the state's wild blueberry exports to China are on pace to drop by nearly 97% from 2017 levels.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2019
Maine’s wild blueberry harvest drops, and the prices paid to farmers increase
Last year's harvest was the smallest in 14 years at 50.3 million pounds, but the price paid to farmers – 46 cents a pound – nearly doubled over the 2017 price.
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