February 4, 2019

SAVE THE DATE!

North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Grower Meeting

February 28, 2019

&

North Jersey Commercial Fruit Grower Meeting

March 7, 2019

 

Hunterdon County Complex

314 State Route 12, Bldg. #1

Flemington, New Jersey 08822

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Detailed program and registration details forthcoming

 

Questions? Please contact: Cynthia Triolo (Morris County Cooperative Extension) at 973.285.8306 or ctriolo@co.morris.nj.us

Or

Kim Frey (Hunterdon County Cooperative Extension) at 908-788-1339 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Organic Production, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops
May 24, 2018

North Jersey Fruit Growers Twilight Meeting June 7, 2018

North Jersey Fruit Growers Twilight Meeting 2018

Sponsored by

Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) of Hunterdon and Morris County

Date: June 7, 2018

Location: Valley Crest Farm & Preserve

        14 Allerton Road,

        Lebanon, NJ 08833

Light dinner for those who RSVP by June 1, 2018 to (908) 788-1339

 

5:00 pm               Welcome to Valley Crest Farm & Preserve

Megan Muehlbauer PhD, County Agent III, RCE of Hunterdon County

 

5:05 pm                Dinner and Brief Presentation on the Background and Mission of Valley Crest Farm & Preserve

Ashley Reece, Executive Director of Valley Crest Farm & Preserve

 

5:30 pm                Farm Tour – Tour will be led by Valley Crest Farmers Butch Sorge and Jake Peterson and include discussion of

top-worked apples, peaches, brambles, and Rutgers Scarlet™ strawberry plot.

 

Practical Weed Identification and Choice of Herbicide Control

Thierry Besancon PhD, Specialist in Weed Science, RCE

Springtime Strategies to Prevent Summer Rot Disease

Norm Lalancette PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Plant Pathology, RCE

Late Spring/Early Summer Insect Updates

Anne Nielsen, PhD Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, RCE

Strawberry Production Updates

Peter Nitzsche, County Agent II, RCE of Morris County

Mid to Late Spring Updates from the Rutgers IPM Program

Dean Polk, State Wide IPM Agent, RCE

Orchard irrigation Estimating Water Requirements

Hemant Gohil PhD, County Agent III, RCE of Gloucester County

Late Season Apple Thinning Strategies

Megan Muehlbauer PhD, County Agent II, RCE of Hunterdon County

 

7:15 pm                WPS Updates

Patricia Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, NJAES

 

7:45 pm                Adjourn

 

NJDEP PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS

CORE – 1Unit    PP2 – 5 Units    1A – 2 Units   10 – 2 Units

 

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit
April 20, 2018

North Jersey Fruit Twilight Meeting May 3, 2018

Sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County

Date: May 3, 2018

Location: Donaldson Farms

358 Allen Road

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Light Dinner for those who RSVP by May 1, 2018 to (908) 788-1339

Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

5:00 pm Welcome/Introduction to Greg Donaldson and Donaldson Farms
Megan Muehlbauer PhD, RCE of Hunterdon County

5:05 pm Farm Tour – Tour will include high density apple planting, mature peach planting, strawberry planting and a brief overview of Greg’s extensive agro tourism operation

5:50 pm Mechanized Hand Held Peach Blossom and Fruit Thinning
Hemant Gohil PhD, RCE of Gloucester

6:00 pm Early Spring Updates from the Rutgers IPM Program
Dean Polk, State Wide IPM, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

6:15 pm Early Spring Disease Updates and Prevention
Norm Lalancette PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Plant Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

6:30 pm Strawberry Production Updates
Peter Nitzsche, RCE of Morris County

6:45 pm Early Spring Tree Fruit Insect Updates
Anne Nielsen PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

7:00 pm WPS Updates
Pat Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, NJAES

7:15 pm Use of the NEWA Model and Equilifruit Disc for Early Apple Thinning
Megan Muehlbauer PhD, RCE of Hunterdon County

7:00 pm Adjourn

ANTICIPATED PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit