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Comments on Types of Spring Cold Events in North Carolina (Friday, Jan. 27, 2017)

Good morning,I am actually going to be speaking to the NC Muscadine Grape Association tomorrow morning (1/28/17) in Elizabethtown, NC, and I am posting here a paper I wrote for HortScience in October…

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Another Update From Meteorologist, Dr. Jay Schlegel & Article About El Nino in N&O (Sat., Aug. 29, 2015)

Dear Strawberry Growers - I received this weather update yesterday by Dr. Jay Schlegel for growers in Mid-Atlantic region. In addition, Dr. Ryan Boyles, NC State Climate Office, was interviewed this…

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Optimize Strawberry Fertility With Plant Tissue Testing (7:30pm, Mon., 3/16/15)

Optimize strawberry fertility with plant tissue testing (pdf version: Strawberry tissue testing news release 2015)Article by Kristin Hicks, Plant/Waste/Solution/Media Section chief, NCDA&CS…

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Pointers on Disease Resistance Management From Expo 2014 in Pinehurst; More Information on Botrytis Crown Rot (11:12am, 3/13/15)

Good morning!I know that many of you are in the field this morning "working ahead of rains" coming later today, but I felt it might be very timely to share this article written by Dr. Schnabel and…

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New Publication "Sustainable Practices for Plasticulture Strawberry Production in the Southeast" Is Now Online!

Happy New Year! Now is a great time to start thinking about ways to improve your production practices for the future and with that in mind we are happy to introduce the recently published extension…

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Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium 2015 Strawberry IPM Guide Now Available

The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium (SRSFC) 2015StrawberryIPMGuide is now available. This annually updated guide contains information on insect, weed, and disease management.The SRSFC, housed…

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Keep Climbing (June 4, 2014)

It is with heavy heart that I must share the sad news of John Vollmer's passing yesterday afternoon. The NC Strawberry Association is planning a full tribute to Farmer John in next month's…

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Spotted-Wing Vinegar Fly (Drosophila Suzukii) Prefers Sweet, Soft Fruit

Humans aren’t the only species with a sweet tooth. NC State University researchers and Extension specialists have found that the invasive spotted-wing vinegar fly (Drosophila suzukii) also prefers…

Open blossoms in contact with covers were lost 2.18.13

Good Day for Completing "Sanitation" - Rains Moving in Tomorrow & Dr. Schnabel's Free service(2.21.13)

Good morning (6:30 am, 2/21/13)Rains will be moving in tomorrow (Friday) and you may wish to take the opportunity today to pull covers back (Fig. 1), and remove dead leaves, blossoms, pull "stray…

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Quiz question – when would you have to start irrigating (to be successful)?

Good morning!Row covers are always the safest method of cold protection this early in the season. And, this is really a trick question, as I would never recommend irrigation at this time of year!…