EditorialA bead, the nucleus of a cultured pearl, is inserted into an oyster to begin the cultivation process, at the Mikimoto Tatoku Pearl Farm in Shima, Japan, April 27, 2023. (Andrew Faulk/The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo provided by Oregon State University of the horticulturist Bernadine Strik in a field of organic blueberries at an Oregon State University research center. (Oregon State University via The New York Times)