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Research for a Changing Industry: Learn About the Challenges Growers Face in a New “Offrange” Article

August 28, 2025 News
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Black and Blue in the Barrens

By Ben Seal, August 17, 2025 (Offrange)

In a recent “Offrange” article, author Ben Seals details the mounting economic stressors facing Maine’s wild blueberry growers, from droughts and late frosts impacting yield to market competition from high-bush blueberry competition. University of Maine Extension’s Wild Blueberry Specialist, Dr. Lily Calderwood, weighs in on how these stressors are threatening the industry and shares some of the proactive solutions she’s researching to help support growers, such as mulching techniques to conserve soil moisture and support long-term crop resilience.

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