Blueberries

A Berry Good Year

Every year, Blueberry Meadows owner Kevin Thompson sees more families head into his fields off Highway 20 to pick the sapphire-shaded treats. Gazette-Times more »

Record Blueberry Crop Expected

The Oregon blueberry harvest is almost completed, with record production and prices expected, according to the Oregon State University Extension Service. The Register-Guard more »

Young growers ask: Should we open the door?

On any summer Saturday, you can find Sidney Kuhn at one of the farmers’ markets where the Kuhn family sells fruits and vegetables every week from May through October. But come Monday morning, she’s back... more »

Blueberries — Washington’s Blue Gold

Fingers flying, the pickers strip the last of this year's blueberries from bushes that are already flaming red from the turn of the season. And what a doozy it's been: another record-breaker for blueberries. The... more »

Legal Battle Leads to Foreclosure

A legal dispute between two blueberry processors in Washington County will end Thursday with the foreclosure sale of Guptill Farms' properties in four towns, according to the Bangor Daily News. Mainebiz more »

Berries Proving Fruitful for Area Wineries

Hammonton proudly labels itself the "Blueberry Capital of the World,"producing millions of pounds of blueberries per year to be used in products from pies to juices. Press of Atlantic City more »

Ban Blueberry Cannons Regional District Urges

The Fraser Valley Regional District will press Victoria to phase-out blueberry cannons ?as soon as possible.? The Abbotsford News more »

Despite Varied Blueberry Reports, Average Maine Harvest Predicted

Despite varied reports on this year's wild blueberry crop, the harvest likely will yield an average crop that could be larger than earlier industry estimates. Bangor Daily News more »

More Blueberry Farms Use Machines for Harvest

Who picks the blueberries? More often, machines do. Grand Rapids Press more »

Raker Shortage, Frost Threaten Blueberry Crop

A shortage of migrant farm workers and the threat of early frost have some of Downeast Maine's wild blueberry growers worried as this year's harvest winds down. The Ellsworth American more »