Weathering Changes In North Carolina

摘要

Blueberry producers survive tough times by adopting new strategies. WHAT'S the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions North Carolina? Tobacco? Shipbuilding? College basketball? The Andy Griffith show? How about blueberries? For those ofyou who are scratching your heads in confusion, North Carolina has been solidly positioned as the third largest highbush blueberry producing state in the U.S. for some time. Michigan and New Jersey are the perennial blueberry powerhouses, but North Carolina has been quietly hanging onto third, sometimes for dear life.