Canada, which is Maine’s largest trading partner, could be particularly hard hit by a 25% universal tariff, as suggested by the president.
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Union Fair celebrates agriculture, blueberries on opening Sunday, with midway to open Wednesday
Admission to the Union Fair/Maine’s Wild Blueberry Festival in Union is free Sunday through Tuesday, before the midway opens Wednesday for the rest of the fair’s eight-day run.
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Wyman’s installs 35-acre solar farm to power Down East operations
It’s one of the largest, if not the largest, solar farms in Maine hosted by a business to power its own facilities.
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Hot and wet weather not expected to dampen blueberry yields
Maine’s wild blueberry growers expect a good season despite early season challenges.
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Maine blueberries vs. a fruit fly: Sen. Collins files bill to help
Maine’s Republican senator is introducing legislation that calls on the federal government to step up research and prevention efforts for a pest that could jeopardize the state’s wild blueberry crop.
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Blueberry is the ‘in’ ingredient for many beverages
For one producer using blueberries was a matter of happenstance, for other Maine producers it made sense to use the well-known Maine fruit.
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Maine’s wild blueberry crop rebounded last year and is poised for another bountiful season
And the dwindling supply caused by the previous poor seasons drove up the price.
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Pick your own wild blueberries for free at this Brunswick farm
20 acres of the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust’s wild blueberry barrens are open for free public picking.
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On Rockport farm, blueberry grower, solar power developer seek common ground
A new solar array at a blueberry farm seeks to demonstrate how both can thrive, as the state convenes a study group seeking ways to accommodate renewable energy on agricultural land.
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Maine blueberry industry suffers from combination of drought, frost and coronavirus
A late spring frost, a devastating drought and labor troubles wrought by the coronavirus pandemic conspired to make 2020 a difficult year for the wild blueberry producers who harvest the fruit in the nation’s northeastern corner.