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Mr445: Maine Wild Blueberry Growers: A 2010 Economic And Sociological Analysis Of A Traditional Downeast Crop In Transition, Anya Rose, Francis A. Drummond, David E. Yarborough, Eric Asare

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An extensive mail survey of Maine wild blueberry growers was conducted in spring 2010, the first extensive sur­vey of growers in almost three decades (1974). The objective of the survey was to quantify the diversity of growers’ philosophies, management practices, and perspectives on their priorities in producing blueberries. We also wanted to identify the sources of new information upon which growers rely. Our results are based on 100 responses from a grower population of 353. We asked growers to place themselves into one of four categories representing distinct ap­proaches to management: conventional (12%), integrated pest management (IPM, 65%), organic (13%), …