Newsletter Archive

  • March 18, 2025

    Neo-P Advisory #26: Crop is Advancing; Violent Storms Hit Region

  • February 17, 2025

    Neo-P Advisory #25: Incoming Arctic Air; Row Cover Decisions

  • February 7, 2025

    Neo-P Advisory #24 - Rains moving in; Severity of Neo-P linked to Environmental Conditions; High-Pressure Program by Dr. Schnabel

  • January 30, 2025

    Neo-P Advisory #23 - Transition between dormancy and new growth with upcoming warm up, Step-By-Step Winter Cleanup (pictures and videos below), Spray immediately after clean up

  • January 28, 2025

    Neo-P Advisory #22 - Weather Update - It’s Warming Up!, Row Cover Removal Questions, Row Cover Usage and Winter Spraying with Neo-P

  • January 13, 2025

    Neo-P Advisory #21 - AWIS weather advisory UPDATE, Questions about Row Cover Usage in Winter, Questions about Removing and Destroying Senescent Leaves and Runners in Winter

  • January 4, 2025

    Neo-P Advisory #20 - AWIS weather advisory UPDATE, Arctic Blast on its Way - Row Cover If You Haven’t

  • January 2, 2025

    Neo-P Advisory #19 - AWIS weather advisory, Arctic Blast on its Way - Have You Row Covered Yet?

  • December 18, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #18 - AWIS weather advisory, Importance of Continued Scouting Efforts, Historical Anthracnose Outbreak compared to current Neo-P outbreak

  • December 10, 2024

    Neo-P Case Study: Easley, SC decision NOT to Row Cover, Row Cover Recommendations through Christmas Eve, Additional Application Needed of Thiram before Christmas?

  • December 4, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #16 - AWIS weather advisory, Case Study: Versailles, KY row covers with freezing temps, Case Study: Easley, SC no row covers over Thanksgiving, Hardening Off Requirements

  • November 23, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #15 - Unseasonably Warm Temps Putting Crop Ahead of Schedule on GDDs, Advantages and Disadvantages of Row Cover Usage with Neo-P Infection

  • November 8, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #14 - AWIS weather advisory, Importance of using AWIS weather service, Sunny Fall Weather Beneficial for Neo-P Infected Plants

  • November 1, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #13 - AWIS weather advisory

  • October 25, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #12 - AWIS weather advisory, SC Case Study - Camarosa updates

  • October 16, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #11 - AWIS weather advisory, Spray Program Reminder, Watering is critical at establishment

  • October 12, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #10 - Importance of keeping newly beds wet during dry, windy conditions, Expected root establishment on cut-offs vs plugs

  • October 5, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #9 - What would you do? Pruning unhealthy looking plugs, Weather update: more favorable weather ahead

  • October 3, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #8 - Updates on Eric Hunter’s Situation Post-Hurricane Helene, Ideal Weather Conditions Ahead, Recommended Planting Dates Camarosa and Ruby June, Conversations with Dr. Natalia Peres, UFL

  • September 28, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #7 - Impacts of Hurricane Helene, Continuation of Early Season Fungicide Recommendations

  • September 26, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #6 - Early Season Fungicide Recommendations, MyIPM updates (9/26/24), Potential Impacts of Hurricane Helene

  • September 21, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #5 - Dr. Phil Brannen, UGA and Dr. Bill Cline, NCSU Best Management Practices and Spray Schedules (removal of Thiram?), Culling Plants

  • September 14, 2024 Part 2

    Neo-P Advisory #4 cont. - Conversations with Dr. Natalia Peres, Industry Mobilization

  • September 14, 2024 Part 1

    Neo-P Advisory #4 - Offers of Assistance from Industry Members, Recommended Spray Program, Strawberry Plant Nurseries at NCSA Expo

  • September 5, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #3 - Dr’s Bill Cline’s Neo-P BMPs, Suggested Spray Schedule, Tips for planting cut-offs vs. plugs

  • August 29, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #2 - Alternative Plant Supply?, Terms to sell potentially diseased plants to customers

  • August 20, 2024

    Neo-P Advisory #1 - Neo-P Diagnosis, ACF’s plan to address customers

  • January 2023

    Late Planting Follow Up, Pestalotia

  • December 2023

    NCSA Strawberry Expo, Late Plantings

  • November 2022

    Late Plantings, AWIS

  • Summer 2022

    Trial Results, Follow-Up Article, Pre-planting Checklist

  • May 2022

    Field Day 2022, Sponsors

  • April 2022

    Ashley Jay, Miss Jo, Field Day

  • March 2022

    Mites; The Wind Borne Freeze Technique; Upcoming Events