THE FIRST AT FIVE. THERE IS GROWING CONCERN TONIGHT ABOUT SOMETHING YOU MAY HAVE JUST PICKED UP FROM THE GROCERY STORE. THE NORTH CAROLINA EXTENSION SERVICE IS WARNING FARMERS ABOUT A STRAWBERRY ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — In a few weeks, strawberry growers in southeast Virginia will plant their crop to be harvested in May. But many are concerned about a disease that could drastically reduce next year’s ...

LONOKE, Ark. — Warm weather means business for Barnhill Orchards in Lonoke, Arkansas. The farm produces fresh honey, jams and additional produce but customers are looking for one specific thing: ...

As strawberry producers prepare for their spring harvest, some have their guard up over an emerging disease that could wipe out their crop. Strawberry Neopestalotiopsis disease is a fungal disease ...

Blooms and Berries Farm Market near Cincinnati has canceled its annual Strawberry Days this year because of a lack of the fruit. But it's worse for Welch Farms in Chillicothe. The pick-your-own ...

FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — A new disease is emerging in strawberries all along the East Coast. It has many local farmers worried about the cash crop. North Carolina is the third biggest producer of ...