Brunswick County Horticulture Agent Sam Marshall explained some basic Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, tenets on the Master Gardener podcast Getting Dirty with Master Gardeners. Sam explained that IPM strategies produce long-term solutions and often at less cost MORE » – from 
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Blackberry and Raspberry Seasonal Checklist Winter 2013-14 Gina Fernandez, Small Fruit Specialist North Carolina State University This checklist was originally developed for blackberry growers in North Carolina. Many of the items apply to MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
Every fall around this time, I start to recieve calls about caterpillars feeding on blueberries and sometimes blackberries and raspberries. This year, however, they came to me! This morning, I noticed that the MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
Blackberry and Raspberry Seasonal Checklist Fall 2013 Gina Fernandez, Small Fruit Specialist, North Carolina State University The cool and wet summer in NC and other parts of the southern US during the summer MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
I have posted some information on late harvest management concerns at NC Small Fruit & Specialty Crop IPM. This post is geared towards blueberry growers but also has information useful for blackberry, raspberry, MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
In light of the wet weather and the forecast of more wet weather and a possible tropical storm next week, I asked for some recommendations from Specialists around the region. Here they are, MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
Recent cool and wet weather has resulted in the appearance of gray mold in the ripening blackberry crop. Here is a recent edited post from researchers at Ohio State University. MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
Blackberry psyllid (Trioza tripunctata) is an unusual pest of blackberries and uncommon enought that most growers will never encounter it. However, when they do feed on blackberries, their damage is showy enough to attract MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
I have had several pictures sent to me over the past week like this one from Howard Wallace, Agent in Columbus County. Read more about Orange Rust at MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
Clemson University is offering a service to determine resistance to a series of fungicides on your farm. This is for strawberry AND BLACKBERRY growers. See article below. First results of 2013 monitoring for MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
