Calderwood featured on NBC Boston discussing climate change impacts on wild blueberry industry
Lily Calderwood, Extension wild blueberry specialist and assistant professor of horticulture at the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, spoke to NBC Boston about the impact of climate change on Maine’s wild blueberry industry. Calderwood said that climate change related impacts like seasonal drought and spring frost events during bloom can negatively affect wild blueberry crops, and cited how University of Maine researchers soil moisture management to mitigate these impacts