For example, bees are imported to Maine to pollinate blueberry fields, and the number of beehives coming into the state declined by about 20 percent from 2015 to 2016, said David Yarborough, a horticulture professor at the University of Maine.
Date: Jun 11, 2017
Category: Business
Source: Google
Machines take place of migrants as berry harvest booms
he crop, which is vitally important to the states economy, state officials and industry leaders said. Maines blueberry harvest attracted more than 5,000 migrant farmers ten years ago and its down to about 1,500 today, said David Yarborough, a University of Maine professor of horticulture.
Date: Sep 06, 2015
Source: Google
New Fruit Fly Could Hurt Maine Wild-Blueberry Crop
The quality of this year's crop appears to be good, and prices could be strong because the harvest in Quebec is expected to be down after frost and disease, said David Yarborough, blueberry specialist for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.