[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3074-S3075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      150TH ANNIVERSARY OF WYMAN'S

  Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, 150 years ago, in 1874, one of Maine's 
most iconic businesses launched its first venture. Although it began as 
a small sardine cannery operation in the corner of northeast Maine, 
Wyman's has thrived through 150 years of business and is

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now Maine's preeminent purveyor of wild blueberries, as well as the top 
selling brand of frozen fruit in the United States.
  Each year, Wyman's harvests and freezes tens of millions of pounds of 
Maine blueberries. In addition to owning over 30,000 acres of land in 
Maine, Wyman's partners with hundreds of Maine blueberry farms to 
process their products and export them around the country and around 
the globe. Four generations later, Wyman's continues to be a leader in 
cultivating the wild blueberry for which Maine is famous, providing 
economic vitality for the Downeast region and high-quality jobs across 
the State.
  Wyman's is also at the cutting edge of agricultural research. 
Recently, the business has partnered with the University of Maine to 
study how harsh weather patterns such as early frosts and droughts 
impact growth, gaining valuable insights into what can be done to boost 
productivity for all in the industry.
  While Wyman's is certainly a generational affair for the Wyman 
family, it is wonderful to see how the business has also become 
generational for so many within the community. More than a third of 
Wyman's employees have tenures lasting over a decade, and many families 
continue to return to work at the blueberry harvest over several 
generations. Wyman's deep roots and work in the field of agricultural 
sustainability show that the company continues to live up to its values 
of enhancing health. I am very proud to join them in celebrating their 
150 years of operation.

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