Welcome to the Strawberry Growers Information Portal. This is designed as a one-stop shop to provide you with comprehensive information about strawberries, from advisories, management, production and weather, to marketing. Special thanks to the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission for its support of the development of this resource.
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Stem Strawberries: High Tunnel Research (Video)
Dr. Barclay Poling, strawberry specialist with N.C. State University, introduces viewers to the strawberry high tunnel research taking place at the Piedmont Research Station in Salisbury. Dr. Poling and Andy Myers, research operations manager at the station, discuss high tunnel construction, strawberry production and preliminary results from the winter crop in 2009.
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Pattison’s position as a full-time strawberry breeder helps put North Carolina on track to increase the economic value of the crop in the state. With Pattison’s appointment to the Plants for Human Health Institute at N.C. State University, North Carolina became only the third state to create a research position dedicated to developing a better strawberry, which is expected to contribute in boosting the current $20.8 million per year crop.
Strawberries By The Numbers
| 18.9 million: | Pounds of strawberries produced annually (2007 USDA) |
Final frost advisory for mountains and piedmont (4/28/10)
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vol 11 no 37
April 28, 2010 (7:30 pm)
In a review of several weather service products over the last hour, I feel that the 2 maps at the bottom of this advisory from NWS provide us with a good idea of how widespread this frost could be tomorrow morning across the entire mountains and well into [...]
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North Carolina Strawberry Association
The North Carolina Strawberry Association (NCSA) is a nonprofit association working to promote strawberry production and marketing. The association funds research, sponsors an annual conference, publishes a monthly newsletter and gives the strawberry industry a voice when faced with public policy initiatives that may negatively impact the industry.
