MPBN interviews Armstrong about Maine cranberry harvest
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network spoke with Charles Armstrong, a cranberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, for the report, “Good weather boosts Maine’s cranberry harvest.” Armstrong said last summer’s wet July interfered with pollination, but conditions this year were more ideal, and have resulted in high-quality fruit, according to the report. “Growers are saying that it had 1 percent or less fruit rot,” he said. Armstrong said he expects the total crop to be about 1.5 million pounds, or 15,000 barrels, which is an average or slightly above average harvest, the report states.