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PublishedAugust 4, 2024
(Mostly) wild blueberries take a walk on the savory side
Explore blueberries' piquant side with 2 craft products and a recipe.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2024
Union Fair celebrates agriculture, blueberries on opening Sunday, with midway to open Wednesday
Admission to the Union Fair/Maine's Wild Blueberry Festival in Union is free Sunday through Tuesday, before the midway opens Wednesday for the rest of the fair's eight-day run.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2024
Wyman’s installs 35-acre solar farm to power Down East operations
It's one of the largest, if not the largest, solar farms in Maine hosted by a business to power its own facilities.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2023
Susana Hancock: Saving Maine’s bees to pollinate our native crops
It’s easy to view bees and mosquitoes as pests. But ahead of Wild Blueberry Weekend, it’s worth learning about the powerful role they can play in our ecosystems.
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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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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Heavy June rains dampen outlook for Maine’s harvest later this year
The unusually wet start to the summer has affected crop production in many ways, including potentially endangering Maine farmland.
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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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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022
Maine Gardener: A new tactic being considered to combat the spotted wing drosophila
The pest destroys as much as 30 percent of Maine's blueberry crop annually.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2022
Keeping it wild for Wild Blueberry Weekend in Maine
Dresden organic blueberry farm hosts visitors, bees.
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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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