St. Joseph, Mich. — The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has named GK Machine Inc. of Donald Oregon, winner of a 2017 AE50 award. AE50 awards honor the year’s most ...

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DEBLOIS, Maine – Mary Marshall grew up living the life of a migrant farmer, spending hours under the hot summer sun picking wild blueberries with her parents and eight siblings, then ending the day ...

Increased labor costs and a diminishing supply of workers — causing fierce competition for farm employees — are pushing fresh blueberry growers toward mechanized harvest. The best machines, as well as ...

Could machine-harvested blueberries have hand-picked quality? That’s the question a national team of scientists is hoping to answer, and it could impact Skagit County blueberry farms. “For large-scale ...

WASHINGTON, Maine (AP) — The swishing of hand-held blueberry rakes wielded by dozens of field workers is being replaced by the rumble of tractors across Maine's wild blueberry fields as growers turn ...

Norfolk blueberry growers have put their faith in automated harvesting technology to secure the future viability of their crop - by replacing an increasingly expensive seasonal workforce. A £350,000 ...

DEBLOIS, Maine — Mary Marshall grew up living the life of a migrant farmer, spending hours under the hot summer sun picking wild blueberries with her parents and eight siblings, then ending the day ...