Apple Disease Update: Week of June 14, 2021
This week a few reminders about scab and rust management-I’ve had several correspondences about both. Let’s deal with the …
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WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 15, 2021
Codling moth model DD accumulations range from about 810 in Henderson County to about 1150 in Cleveland County. These …
Where Does My Farm Fall Under the Produce Safety Rule in 2021?
FDA just released “adjusted inflation cutoffs” that are used to determine how produce farms will be affected by FSMA’s Produce …
Helping Farm Workers at Produce Farms Understand COVID-19
The NC State University Produce Safety Team has created training videos in English and Spanish to help farmworkers better …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 8, 2021
Codling moth degree-day accumulations range from about 630 in Henderson County to approximately 960 DD in Cleveland County. At …
Apple Disease Update: Week of June 7, 2021
In this week’s post, I’d like to address a question that has been popping up recently: Options for flyspeck/sooty …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - June 2, 2021
Codling moth degree-day accumulations range from about 530 in Henderson County to 825 in Cleveland/Lincoln Counties. Hence, it remains …
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 31, 2021
It is not very often a photo of powdery mildew is the highlight picture in my blog post during …
Virtual Honeycrisp Meet-up
Below is information about a three-part series of virtual meetings regarding the management of Honeycrisp. The discussion will be …
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 24, 2021
First take a moment to enjoy the beauty of the ooze droplets on the ‘Honeycrisp’ shoot above and then …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 26, 2021
May 25, 2021 As has been the case for the past several weeks, codling moth remains the greatest threat throughout …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 18, 2021
May 18, 2021 Codling moth remains the primary concern across the region, with degree-day accumulations since biofix ranging from about …
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 17, 2021
A brief update for this week since hopefully most attended the Petal Fall Twilight Meeting last week in Henderson …
Apple Disease Update: Week of May 10, 2021
The destruction of the two cold snaps on fruit production and quality is beginning to come to light for …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 11, 2021
May 11, 2021 Codling Moth We have entered a period where the main focus of insect control throughout the region is …
Updates to the USDA GAP Harmonized Audit Webinar
The USDA GAP Harmonized Audit is probably the most common food safety audit used by the produce industry in …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - May 4, 2021
With the uncertainty of fruit loads and extended bloom period, many growers are just now applying a petal fall …
2021 Apple Disease Update: Petal Fall
On most cultivars in Western NC, petal fall is quickly approaching or has come and gone without too much …
Cold Damage and Chemical Thinning
Multiple cold nights in early April caused flower bud mortality across several apple production regions including the southeast (NC, …
WNC Orchard Insect Pest Populations - April 20, 2021
April 20, 2021 Cool Weather Will Suppress Insect Activity Last week’s pest update provided options for insecticide applications at petal fall, …