Summer’s Erratic Weather Will Likely Result In A Small Wild Blueberry Crop

One of Maine’s truly iconic crops is the wild blueberry. It’s been something of a wild ride for the berries over the last decade, with some bumper crops, some not so bumper crops, tariffs, competition and, of course, always the weather. Maine Public’s Jennifer Mitchell spoke with David Yarborough, a blueberry specialist and professor emeritus at the University of Maine at Orono who has 40 years in the business, to explain a little bit about how this year’s harvest has gone.Read More