2026 Central Jersey Vegetable Growers Meeting
Friday, February 20
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Monmouth County Ag Building
4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold, NJ
Registration: $40 per person (includes Continental Breakfast & Lunch)
Registration Brochure: CJVGM Brochure 2026
732-431-7260 or email Catherine.VanBenschoten@co.monmouth.nj.us
Registration by cash, check, or purchase order only.
Agenda:
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Pesticide Applicators– David Hlubik, Ph.D.
Vegetable IPM Updates – Amanda Quadrel
Identifying and Differentiating Common Diseases of Cucurbits – Patrick McMullen, Ph.D.
Intercropping Ginger Trials – Lauren Errickson, Ph.D.
Specialty Winter Squash for NJ Growers – David Hlubik, Ph.D.
Resistance Management and the Pesticide Label – What You Need to Know– Kate Brown
Soil Fertility and Nutrition for Plant Health – Joseph Heckman, Ph.D.
Managing Mugwort on Unkempt Farmland Using an Integrated Approach – Matthew Milburn
Making Your Website Work Harder – Justine Gray
Recertification Credits:
- Core = TBD
- PP2 = TBD
- 1A = TBD
- 10 = TBD
