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Maine Food and Agriculture Center

Variety Evaluation Projects

Identifying Profitable Vegetable and Small Fruit Varieties for Maine Farmers – 2016

Maine has a large and diverse group of vegetable and berry growers that farm in excess of 11,000 acres and are responsible for over 20 million dollars in annual gross revenue. Surveys in 1999 (Handley) and 2001, 2007 (Hutton) indicated that the members of the Maine Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers Association rank varietal evaluation […]

Identifying Profitable Vegetable and Small Fruit Varieties for Maine Farmers – 2014

Bell peppers, sweet corn and butternut squash were evaluated in 2014. New Ace produced the greatest yield however, New Ace, Ace, JPR632, JPR1124, and JPR1127 tended to produce mostly medium size fruit having irregular shapes and thin walls. Declaration, Revolution, and Vanguard produced greater numbers of jumbo and extra large fruit. AristotleX3R, Currier, Revolution and […]

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