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A Cambodian-American farm worker trims hybrid cranberry vines for planting at Popes Pond Cranberry farm on Aug. 8 in Scituate, Mass. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Workers plant a field of cranberry vines at Popes Pond Cranberry farm in Scituate, Mass., on Aug. 8. A specialized planting tractor with 3 workers on the back hand-loading the vines into the machine can plant a whole field in a day. Workers used to plant the vines by hand. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A new hybrid of cranberry vine can produce two to three times as many cranberries, so many farms are replanting bogs. Massachusetts is one of the biggest producers of cranberries in the US. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Cambodian-American farm workers take a break from planting at Popes Pond Cranberry farm. Their work in the cranberry bogs is seasonal. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Sprinklers water cranberry vines at Jeff LaFleur's Mayflower Cranberries on Aug. 24 in Plympton, Mass. LaFleur has a reservoir on the property that supplies water to irrigate the plants while they grow and to flood the bogs for harvesting. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
These berries are already 'blushing,' turning red, at the end of August in LaFleur's bog. They will be ready to harvest in October, about two weeks earlier than usual, because of the warm New England winter that preceeded the growing season. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Jeff LaFleur, executive director of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association, checks the berries in one of his bogs in late August. Some of LaFleur's cranberry vines are 175 years old. His farm has been in operation since the 1880's. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Air pockets inside the cranberries make them buoyant and easy to wet harvest. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Water pours into a cranberry bog during wet harvesting at Gilmore Cranberry on Oct. 5 in South Carver, Mass. It took about three days to flood this 9-acre bog with 60 million gallons of water. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Ben Gilmore, followed by his brother Kirby, ride picking machines through his cranberry bog during wet harvesting at Gilmore Cranberry, on Oct. 5 in South Carver, Mass. The picking machine is like a giant egg beater that knocks the berries off the vines. Cranberry harvesting machines are not made by big companies, so farmers have to build their own. These machines were bought from a fellow grower. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Max the dog wades through floating cranberries at Gilmore Cranberry. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Farm manager Cass Gilmore (from l. to r.), his father, Kirby, and farm hand Ben Richards take a coffee break beside a bog at Gilmore Cranberry. Many local farms have been in the same family for generations. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Farm workers Richy Marcos Pinzarro (from l. to r.), Axel Berrios and Jesus Robles corral cranberries with booms, boards and poles in a flooded cranberry bog during wet harvesting at Benson's Pond Cranberry on Oct. 5 in Middleborough, Mass. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Once cranberries are knocked off the vine, they float, making them easier to harvest. A homemade machine sucks the berries out of the bog. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Farm worker Pinzarro stands alone amidst a sea of red, pushing cranberries toward the tube sucking the berries out of the bog. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A homemade machine sprays water on cranberries to filter out refuse as they are harvested from a flooded bog during wet harvesting at Benson's Pond Cranberry. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
David Souza looks out the window of his truck as harvested cranberries are loaded into it for transport at Benson's Pond Cranberry. Souza uses his trucks to help other farmers with their harvests. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Frozen cranberries wait to be loaded into a machine for processing at the Ocean Spray SDC (Sweetened, Dried Cranberry) Plant, on Aug. 24 in Middleborough, Mass. Frozen cranberries are used so the plant can operate year round. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
Frozen cranberries are loaded into a machine for processing at the Ocean Spray SDC Plant. The berries are made into craisins or are diced to be used in products like cereal. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
A worker looks over dried cranberries on a conveyer belt for quality-control at the Ocean Spray SDC Plant. The plant runs three shifts, 24/7, except for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
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Saudi woman scales Everest with group of 64 climbers Saturday. Raha Moharrak, a 25-year old graphic designer, is the first Saudi woman to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
Mountaineering officials say 64 climbers, including a Saudi Arabian woman, have successfully scaled Mount Everest from Nepal's side of the mountain.
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