News From Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center

First cover apples
Apple Disease Update: 1st Cover

Published - April 30, 2019

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Apple bloom image
Post-Bloom Thinning Update: 4.28.19

Published - April 28, 2019

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Dr. Randy Gardner
Dr. Randy Gardner Featured in "North Carolina Agriculture" Magazine Article

Published - April 24, 2019

Wide grassy field with distant tree line and blue mountain ridgeline under clear sky
7 Acres Bottomland Organically Certified Prime Soil for Lease in Cherokee County

Published - April 12, 2019

From: NC FarmLink
Cropped field surrounded by woods and orange parcel lines, label WILLIAMS
+/- 25 Acres of Cropland for Lease in Yadkin County Near East Bend

Published - April 5, 2019

From: NC FarmLink
patch of ramps
It's Ramps Season! Grow Them, Eat Them, Sell Them

Published - April 1, 2019

From: New Crops & Organics
Pink and white blossom showing stamens and a water droplet on a petal
Blossom Thinning Apples With Lime Sulfur: Old Dog - New Trick

Published - March 26, 2019

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Triangular harvested field beside curved Silvers Welch Rd, adjoining forest and scattered buildings
7 Acres Bottomland for Lease in McDowell County

Published - March 25, 2019

From: NC FarmLink
1/2 inch green/tight cluster photo
Apple Disease Update: 1/2" Green / Tight Cluster

Published - March 19, 2019

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Young corn seedlings planted in straight rows on freshly tilled field
Help us serve you better with this survey

Published - March 15, 2019

From: NC FarmLink
Silver Tip and Green Tip Photographs
Apple Disease Update: Late Silver Tip + Green Tip

Published - March 1, 2019

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Leaves with overwintering apple scab and Glomerella leaf spot fungi
Pre-Season Disease Clean-Up

Published - February 28, 2019

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Field of Echinacea plants
A Visit to the Gaia Herb Farm

Published - February 1, 2019

From: New Crops & Organics
Aerial Image of Stanly County Farm
Unique Farm Opportunity in Stanly County

Published - January 29, 2019

From: NC FarmLink
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Basil Downy Mildew Reported in Haywood County - July 23, 2018

Published - July 23, 2018

From: Extension Plant Pathology
cucumber downy mildew
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Henderson and Haywood Counties, NC -- July 2018

Published - July 20, 2018

From: Extension Plant Pathology
diseased apple
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 10

Published - June 12, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
return bloom
Promoting Return Bloom in Apple

Published - June 5, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Glomerella leaf spot
Apple Disease Update (6/3/18): Welcome Glomerella

Published - June 5, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Hop shoot with downy mildew
Downy Mildew Confirmed on Hops in Western North Carolina

Published - May 31, 2018

From: New Crops & Organics
Amethyst radish
Growing Radishes in Western North Carolina

Published - May 23, 2018

From: New Crops & Organics
fire blight
Apple Disease Update: 3rd and 4th Cover

Published - May 22, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
flooded field
Apple Alert: Rain Rain Go Away......

Published - May 21, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Apple fruit set
Apple Thinning Update: 05/15/18

Published - May 15, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
blossom blight
Apple Disease Update: 2nd Cover

Published - May 15, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Apple blooms
Apple Thinning Update: 05/11/18

Published - May 11, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
First cover apples
Apple Disease Update: First Cover

Published - May 8, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Apple blossoms
Apple Thinning Update: 05/08/18

Published - May 8, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Strons Initial Set
Thinning Alert: Apple Thinning Responses May Be Aggressive

Published - April 30, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Variation in initial fruit set
Apple Thinning Update: 4/25/18

Published - April 24, 2018

From: Southern Appalachian Apples
Mills River chart image
Early Season Insecticide Options on Apples

Published - March 23, 2018

From: Entomology
Person walking through leafless shrubs while a harnessed dog sniffs the grass.
Learn How to Grow Truffles, and Eat Them, Too

Published - February 20, 2018

From: New Crops & Organics
Tall hemp plants being harvested by a green farm machine
Join Us for a Western NC Industrial Hemp Information Session!

Published - January 12, 2018

From: New Crops & Organics
Hunting for truffles with a truffle dog
We Produced Our First Black Périgord Truffles!

Published - November 22, 2017

From: New Crops & Organics
Person in a wide-brim hat standing in a forested area holding and reading a paper/map
Wild-Harvesting Medicinal Herbs-It's Still the Norm for Many Products

Published - November 15, 2017

From: New Crops & Organics
Dirt forest trail bordered by white wildflowers and tall tree trunks
More Opportunities to Learn About Growing Medicinal Herbs and Forest Farming

Published - October 23, 2017

From: New Crops & Organics
Dr. Tom Ranney and Hydrangeas
Faculty Focus: Tom Ranney

Published - August 31, 2017

Hops vine with clusters of green hop cones hanging among large leaves in a garden
2017: Recap of Two Amazing Field Days

Published - August 11, 2017

From: New Crops & Organics
Young green plants sprouting in a cultivated field with house and tree line background
2017 Western NC Industrial Hemp Trial Is Up and Growing!

Published - July 7, 2017

From: Hemp
apple orchard
2017 Apple Field Day- August 3

Published - June 30, 2017

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