Freezes kill peaches, but apples could rally

In an article at Hot Potato Press, writer Carrie Koplinka-Loehr interviews Gregory Peck, assistant professor in the Horticulture Section, Mario Miranda Sazo, area fruit specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension, and local farmers to assess the condition of local fruit crops in light of the Valentine’s Day and early April freezes.

Read the article.

Greg Peck dissects fruit buds to assess frost damaage.
Greg Peck dissects fruit buds in his lab to assess damage.

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