2024 Central Jersey Vegetable Growers Meeting

March 8,  8:30am to 4:00 pm

Monmouth County Agricultural Building

4000 Kozloski Rd. Freehold , NJ 07728

Pesticide Recertification Credits: Core (2), PP2(6), 1A (6), 10 (6)

Registration: $30 (includes coffee, light refreshments in the morning and lunch)

 

To register, contact Cathy VanBenschoten at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County Office

732-431-7260  or email at Catherine.VanBenschoten@co.monmouth.nj.us

Click the link below for the full registration form:

CJVGM brochure 2024

 

There is no online registration. This event is cash, check or purchase order only.

Make checks payable to: Rutgers, the State University of NJ

Mail to: Cathy VanBenschoten

4000 Kozloski Road

Freehold, NJ  07728

 

This annual event is brought to you by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington, Ocean & Somerset Counties. Seminar topics will benefit those who are involved in commercial production of vegetables and specialty crops.

 

Agenda

8:30 Registration

9:00 Pesticide Safety for Applicators and HandlersGeorge Hamilton, Ph.D., Specialist in Pest Management

10:00 Updates on Vegetable Disease ControlKris Holmstrom, IPM Program Associate in Vegetables

11:00 Break

11:15 Updates from the Vegetable IPM ProgramKris Holmstrom, IPM Program Associate in Vegetables

12:15 Lunch

1:00 Industry and Service Provider Updates – FSA, NRCS, Grown in Monmouth, Tri-County Co-op, NJ Vegetable Growers Association

2:00 NJAES Strawberry Production and Breeding ProgramWilliam Hlubik, Agriculture Agent – RCE Middlesex County

2:30 Food Safety and NJ Cottage Food LawMeredith Melendez, Agriculture Agent – RCE Mercer County

3:00 What You Need to Know About the Manure Link ProgramSandra Howland, Research Scientist NJ Dept. of Agriculture

3:30 Effective Weed Management in Vegetable CropsThierry Besancon, Ph.D., Specialist in Weed Science

4:00 Course Evaluation, Pesticide Credits