Yarborough, Moran in MPBN Blueberry, Apple Report
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network interviewed University of Maine Cooperative Extension blueberry specialist David Yarborough about the status of Maine’s wild blueberry harvest and Extension fruit tree specialist Renae Moran about apple crops. Yarborough said this year’s blueberries will exceed last year’s harvest and is approaching 95 million pounds. Moran told MPBN that a late spring frost hurt some trees and the 2012 harvest likely will be about 70 percent of what’s normal.
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