News From Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center

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
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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

NC 1 CS tomatoes
2017 Tomato Field Day - August 10

Published - June 19, 2017

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Integrated Pest Management Research - Walgenbach Lab

Published - June 12, 2017

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Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center

Published - May 19, 2017

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