Date: Thursday January 7, 2016, 2pm
Location: Salem County Extension Office
51 Cheney Road
Woodstown, NJ 08098We will review the effect of Dickeya (blackleg pathogen) on the 2015 white potato crop for better decisions regarding your 2016 potato seed orders. Presenter Dr. Steven Johnson, Extension Plant Pathologist at UMaine, has over 20 years of experience with potato diseases.
Archives for December 2015
Dickeya (blackleg) White Potato Meeting Jan 7, 2016
Hobby UAS (Drones) – New FAA Registration Requirements
Primer: Landscape Dormant Oil Applications & Target Pests
In New Jersey, dormant oils (3-4%) are typically applied during March & April. However, many landscapers also apply dormant oils during the late fall months. Dormant oils have proven to be an effective material against a wide range of insect/mite pests & their eggs. Typical landscape pests targeted include spruce spider mites/eggs, southern red spider mites/eggs, oak spider mite eggs, aphid eggs, soft scales, armored scales (to a lesser degree), hemlock rust mites, spruce gall adelgids, lace bugs (deciduous plants), cankerworm eggs, psyllids, plant bugs, etc.
Cool Climate Chardonnay Clones
From The New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education
This month, Hemant Gohil, Gary Pavlis, and Daniel Ward discuss the origin of Chardonnay and name clones appropriate for cool climates. According to a 2015 survey by Sonoma State University, Chardonnay is the favorite varietal of American wine consumers.
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