WASHINGTON, Maine (AP) — The swishing of hand-held blueberry rakes wielded by dozens of field workers is being replaced by the rumble of tractors across Maine's wild blueberry fields as growers turn ...

In the era of superfoods, Maine blueberries aren't so super.The Maine wild blueberry industry harvests one of the most beloved fruit crops in New England, but it's locked in a downward skid in a time ...

Maine may be best known for lobster, but it's also the world’s leading producer of wild blueberries—a title local growers say requires a lot of hard work to maintain in the face of climate change and ...

Doug Bragg Enterprises is largely responsible for the mechanization of the wild blueberry industry with the development of a commercial harvester and flail mowers specifically suited to handle rough ...

In the far reaches of New England, an unusual convergence of farmworkers renews an ancient and increasingly threatened agricultural practice Photographs by Greta Rybus Text by Kate Olson Bryan Johnson ...

Maine's Washington County is the farthest east you can get in America. It's where the sun first rises on the 48 contiguous states. But Down East, as Mainers call it, is more famous for its crop.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's wild blueberry industry could be looking at another difficult summer, as the year's total crop is projected to remain much smaller than just a few years ago. The Pine ...

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