Some NC Farmers Stay Local
80% of the cut flowers sold in this country come from outside the US. Its an industry that has a world wide value estimated at over $40 billion. NC State Extension Master Gardener MORE » – from 
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White Drupelets?
Conditions are favorable for white drupelets occurring on blackberry and raspberry fruit this week. I have already gotten calls this morning and expect more as the day goes on. Here is a great explanation of White MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
Blackberry On-Farm Field Day
Blackberry On-Farm Field Day From: Daniel Shires, Area Ag. Extension Agent When: Friday October 10, 2014 Time: 1:00 PM to 3:30PM Location: Killdeer Farms Owned by Ervin and Debby Lineberger 300 Goforth Road MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
Mummy Berry Alert for Southeastern NC
19 March 2014 — The mummy berry fungus is emerging this week in blueberry fields in the coastal plain of North Carolina. Control measures should be applied now in fields that have a MORE » – from Blueberries
Assessing cold damage in blackberry and raspberry buds and wood at annual NC grower meeting
In early January, at the SE Vegetable and Fruit Expo in Savannah, GA, we set up a microscope and a magnifying glass (the kind you get in a craft store) to look at MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
Buds look good
Follow this link to a post about buds after freeze. MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
Blackberry Sample Evaluation in Savannah
Blackberry Freeze Damage Sample Evaluation Growers and Agents: I will be at the 2014 Fruit and Vegetable Conference in Savannah, GA later this week. Debby Wechsler, Executive Secretary of the North American Raspberry MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
New method for planting, growing and maintaining an apple orchard
Dr. Terence Robinson, a professor and Applied Fruit Crop Physiologist from Cornell University Cooperative Extension in Geneva, NY presents at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Henderson County 2013 Winter Apple School, a new method MORE »
2014 Starting off COLD
2014 Starting off COLD January 1, 2014 Blackberry Crop Update: Short version: Buds are tight and still developing. Chilling has not been met for most cultivars (500 hrs in Salisbury). Low temperatures predicted MORE » – from Blackberry and Raspberry Information Portal
