Renae Moran, a tree fruit specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, spoke with the Kennebec Journal for the article, “Whitefield, Manchester, Farmington apple growers see ‘bumper crop.’” Orchards throughout central Maine have been open for picking for a couple weeks as their early varieties have come into season, according to the article. “We’re read more Kennebec Journal interviews Moran about state’s ‘bumper crop’ of apples