Could machine-harvested blueberries have hand-picked quality? That’s the question a national team of scientists is hoping to answer, and it could impact Skagit County blueberry farms. “For large-scale ...
Increased labor costs and a diminishing supply of workers — causing fierce competition for farm employees — are pushing fresh blueberry growers toward mechanized harvest. The best machines, as well as ...
A pint of blueberries begins its journey to the neighborhood grocery store in a field like many others found on thousands of acres in southeast North Carolina. The fruit thrives on bushes growing in ...
DEBLOIS, Maine (AP) — Mary Marshall grew up living the life of a migrant farmer, spending hours under the hot summer sun picking wild blueberries with her parents and eight siblings, then ending the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. James, 3, and Graham Fordyce ride the tractor after setting up the irrigation at Fordyce Farm on July 13 in Salem. One of Damien ...
Could machine-harvested blueberries have hand-picked quality? That’s the question a national team of scientists is hoping to answer, and it could impact Skagit County blueberry farms. “For large-scale ...
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