News From Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center

2025 Mtn Hort Field Day — Aug 14, 2025, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center
2025 Mtn Hort Field Day

Published - May 7, 2025

NC STATE MTN HORT Mills River, NC — cover photo of farms and mountains; text: "Annual Report 2024"
2024 Annual Report

Published - May 7, 2025

Image of several Gala apple fruit clusters that have fruit that are 8mm in diameter and appear to be setting with 4 or 5 fruit in a cluster.
Apple Thinning Update: 04.18.25

Published - April 18, 2025

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Three bloodroot flowers blooming in the woods surrounding by dried leaves
April Showers and Forest Flowers-Our Latest Newsletter

Published - April 9, 2025

From: New Crops & Organics
Photo of Firewall
Applying FireWall 50WP

Published - March 31, 2025

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Photo showing pink bud and bloom phenology stages in apple
Apple Disease Update: Pink Bud and Bloom

Published - March 31, 2025

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
A photo of blossom blight on an apple flower
March 31 and April 1: Blossom Blight Infection Alert!

Published - March 30, 2025

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Soil sampling
NCDA Offers FREE Soil Testing & Services for WNC Through June 2025

Published - March 27, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Margaret Bloomquist, research scholar with NC State Extension's NC Alternative Crops and Organics Program, wrapping up a March workday at Mountain Gardens, near Burnsville, N.C.
Margaret Bloomquist: Rebuilding Together After Helene

Published - March 18, 2025

From: NC State Extension
2025 SE Veg Crop Handbook
2025 SE Vegetable Crop Handbook

Published - March 17, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Green seedlings sprouting from mulch in a garden bed with greenhouses beyond
Our Latest Newsletter-Spring in the Mountains!

Published - March 12, 2025

From: New Crops & Organics
Rows of young saplings planted in furrows across a rural field with distant mountains
Commercial Tree Fruit Extension Meeting in Henderson County [March 6th]

Published - February 25, 2025

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Young woman holding a handful of truffles recently harvested from a truffle orchard in North Carolina
Truffles, Forest Farming, Chinese Herbs, and More!

Published - February 18, 2025

From: New Crops & Organics
Tomato flowers with bee
2025 North Carolina Fungicide Guides for Tomato and Pepper

Published - February 17, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Petunias in a greenhouse
2025 Fungicide Guide for Herbaceous Ornamentals in the Greenhouse, Nursery, & Landscape

Published - January 31, 2025

From: Extension Plant Pathology
NC State Extension Hurricane Helene response helping North Carolina ornamental industry
NC State Extension Helps Ornamental Growers Recover After Helene

Published - January 27, 2025

From: NC State Extension
people harvesting Chinese medicinal herb roots in the field
Chinese Medicinal Herb Project Highlighted in Local News

Published - December 16, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
tomatoes growing in a high tunnel with a woman pointing to them
WNC 2025 Winter Vegetable Conference Registration Is Open

Published - December 16, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
a group of people standing in a field
Reflections on 2024 from the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program Team

Published - December 12, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
NC State Extension helping Western North Carolina WNC apple growers in aftermath of Hurricane Helene
Hope After Helene: Extension Promotes Resilience, Renewal for N.C. Apple Growers

Published - November 19, 2024

From: NC State Extension
Tomato plants on stakes with green and red fruit in a flooded, plastic-mulched row
Assessing Damage in Produce Crops During Times of Excessive Rainfall

Published - September 26, 2024

From: NC Fresh Produce Safety
Bitter rot on 'Rome' apple fruit
The Perfect Storm

Published - September 24, 2024

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Announcement of 9/11/2024 Forest Farming Field Tour at Warren Wilson College
Forest Farming Field Tour-Sept 11-in Swannanoa, NC

Published - September 6, 2024

From: Hemp
Cucumber downy mildew symptoms
Cucumber Downy Mildew Found, Haywood County, August 13, 2024

Published - August 13, 2024

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Flier for the 75th anniverary of the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center
75th Anniversary Celebration Horticulture Research Field Day!

Published - July 24, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
Poster with information on the Medicinal Herb Grower and Buyer event described in the article
NC Medicinal Herb Grower & Buyer Event

Published - July 24, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
several workers holding bundles of fiber hemp that had just been harvested
Industrial Hemp Morning-Workshop on Fiber Hemp Innovation & Sustainability

Published - July 24, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
Gala apples on tree
2024 Apple Harvest Management Considerations: Special Focus on Gala

Published - July 18, 2024

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Three men talking on a farm
What a Great Story: Passing on a Farm to a New Generation

Published - June 20, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
poster for the 2024 Wild Herb Weekend with speaker names and a logo
Herb Education for Everyone at Wild Herb Weekend

Published - June 14, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
hops growing on trellises
It's a New Season in the NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program!

Published - June 12, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
orchard guide cover
2024 Apple Manual Available

Published - May 22, 2024

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Botrytis blight on petunia
Fungicide Resistance in Botrytis: A Reminder for Floriculture Crop Producers

Published - March 19, 2024

From: Extension Plant Pathology
Credit: A. Dombrovsky, O. Batuman, Fidan et al. (2019) and Luria et al. (2017)
Virus-Infected Tomatoes May Be Prevalent at Grocery Stores

Published - March 19, 2024

From: Extension Plant Pathology
People kneeling next to freshly planted medicinal herbs in a forest farming setting
We Are Hiring! NC Alternative Crops & Organics Program

Published - February 26, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
NC State Extension Mountain Horticulture Crops Research and Extension Center (MHCREC) research station helps growers in the North Carolina mountains
Extending Research to Growers in the North Carolina Mountains

Published - February 20, 2024

From: NC State Extension
Flyer for MHCREC Field Day 2024
Save the Date-- Mtn Hort Field Day/75th Anniversary 2024

Published - February 12, 2024

Pumpkin with beetle, corn, tomato with hole, broccoli; text "MyIPM for Vegetables"
New Tool for Growers: MyIPM for Vegetables App

Published - February 9, 2024

From: Vegetable Production
tomatoes and green peppers displayed in baskets
Organic & Small-Farm Presentations at Winter Vegetable Conference-Asheville

Published - January 23, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
high tunnels with rows of vegetables growing in front
New Programming at Winter Vegetable Conference in Asheville

Published - January 18, 2024

From: New Crops & Organics
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