Some farmers in western North Carolina said they don't expect extensive damage from the frost and freezing temperatures that moved into the region this week.

Danny McConnell told the Asheville Citizen-Times there are no immediate signs of serious problems on his Henderson County farm.
He grows 14 acres of strawberries and 20 acres of apples.

McConnell said his thermometer indicated the temperature was around 27 or 28 degrees for more than three hours early Wednesday morning.

Blue Ridge Apple Growers Association president Adam Pryor said
frost was heavy in places but spotty over his 100 acres of apples.

Last year, a four-day cold snap in early April destroyed crops across the state causing an estimated $111.7 million loss lost statewide.