Post Written By Thomas Kon, Associate Professor: Southeastern Apple Research Specialist

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Dr. Tom KonAssociate Professor: Southeastern Apple Research Specialist Horticultural Science
NC State Extension, NC State University

Across most of the region, a relatively large crop of apples is expected in 2024. While crop load and …

For those that have a crop of apples, opportunities to apply chemical thinners have been limited. Inclement weather (high …

In our region, February was one of the warmest on record and promoted early bud development. Since March 1st, …

Happy New Year! Below is an announcement of an upcoming webinar series on Precision Crop Load Management for Apples. Registration …

As of 5:30 this morning, Hurricane Ian made landfall in far western Cuba. At present, this storm has wind …

This is an appropriate timing to initiate a return bloom program for apples in the southeastern US. Since products …

To date, at least three cold fronts have threatened the 2022 apple crop in the southeast. I sincerely hope …

Below is information about a three-part series of virtual meetings regarding the management of Honeycrisp. The discussion will be …

Multiple cold nights in early April caused flower bud mortality across several apple production regions including the southeast (NC, …

Many apple growers in the southeastern US are bracing for a cold front. Low temperatures in the forecast are …

Welcome to our first North Carolina Commercial Blackberry and Raspberry Grower Association “Specialist Zoom” call. Dr. Gina Fernandez, is …

Challenging… Frustrating… Atypical… I’ve used all of these words – and some colorful language – to describe the 2020 chemical …