Archives for June 2019

June 5, 2019

Bucks Montgomery Cooperative Wool Pool

A second reminder that the Bucks Montgomery Annual Wool Pool will be held this coming Saturday.

The Bucks/Montgomery Cooperative Wool Pool will hold it’s annual wool pool 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 8th, at Delaware Valley University’s Roth Farm, 1260 Welsh Road, North Wales, Pa.

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2019
Time: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Place: Roth Farm of Delaware Valley College
(Near the intersection of Routes 63 and 202, Upper Gwynedd, 8 miles west of DVU main campus – see map at link).

2019 BM Wool Pool Notice

For up-to-date information please contact the Garden State Sheep Breeders.

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock
June 5, 2019

Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for June 4, 2019

This auction sells: lambs, sheep, goats, calves, beef cattle, pigs, rabbits, and all types of heavy fowl. Auctions are held every Tuesday with the first sale beginning at 10:30 am and ending at the last sale 5:30 pm. Hay, straw, grain, and firewood are also for sale.

Farm Fresh Eggs available for purchase by the case (30 doz.) or by the flat (2&1/2 doz.) in the main office Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Also available some Monday’s and Friday’s but please call office first (908)-852-0444.

Click on link for June 4 sale results:
Hackettstown Livestock Auction June 4, 2019

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock
June 4, 2019

Fruit IPM For 6/4/19

Peach:

Plum Curculio (PC): PC oviposition should be done in all areas of the state, and there is up to 2-3% of fruit injury with egg scars. We have accumulated about 911 DD since petal fall (apple) in southern counties and just over 663 DD in Hunterdon County. The Cornell model calls for insecticides applied up to the 340 DD50 mark. Therefore, all sprays for this insect should be done. The model assumes a single generation in NJ, which is historically what we have had. New research from Anne Nielsen’s lab is telling us that the southern strain of PC is also present in the state. This is a multi-voltine strain, which means there is more than one generation per year in some parts of the state. Therefore with an early spring, we may see additional injury later in the season. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit