Blueberry grower lost most of her crop in Washington County, Maine
8/22/2025 6:36:57 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Maine
Washington County, ME
Start Date: 8/15/2025
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Between the heat and lack of rain, Maine’s wild blueberries were not faring well. Heat dried up the blueberries in Roque Bluffs in Washington County where a grower expected to lose 30 of her 32 acres. Most wild blueberry growers do not have irrigation.
During the state’s last significant drought in 2020, the blueberry harvest was down 45%.
WMEB-TV Maine Public Radio & TV (Bangor, Maine), Aug 15, 2025
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