Mechanized pickers replace migrants in Maine’s blueberry harvest

Maine’s blueberry harvest attracted more than 5,000 migrant farmers 10 years ago and it’s down to about 1,500 today, said David Yarborough, a University of Maine professor of horticulture.

That quote comes from this AP story about increasing mechanization of blueberry harvesting in Maine – a traditional example of how machines are making it harder to get jobs in an increasing number of industries.