Sponsored by the New Jersey Center for Research and Education, the program’s highlight is the demonstration of the new in-row weeding machine from TILMOR by Allonardo Enterprises. There will also be a demonstration talk on Groundhog management and other wildlife management in the vineyard. The program details are below. The sequence of presentations may change depending on the set-up at the winery. [Read more…]
April 11, 2024 Megan Muehlbauer
North Jersey Fruit Twilight Meeting I Program
North Jersey Fruit Twilight Meeting I
April 17, 2024
4:30 PM- 7:30 PM
Stony Hill Farms
193 Parker Road
Long Valley, NJ
Program
4:15 PM – Registration/Light Refreshments
4:30 PM – Early Season Weed Management Updates
Thierry Besancon PhD, Specialist in Weed Science, Rutgers NJAES
5:00 PM – Pesticide Safety and Compliance
Patricia Hastings, Extension Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator, Rutgers NJAES
5:30 PM – Wagon Tour of Farm
Dale Davis IV and Brandt Davis, Stony Hill Farms
5:45 PM – Tree Fruit Insect and Disease Update
Kaitlin Quinn, North Jersey Tree Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES
6:15 PM – Using Climate Monitoring Tools to make Optimal Decisions for Pest and Disease Management
Janine Spies PhD, State Fruit IPM Program Leader, Rutgers NJAES
6:45 PM – Soil Fertility and Nutrition for Tree Fruit
Joseph Heckman PhD, Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, Rutgers NJAES
Light refreshments will be served.
The Following Pesticide Recertification Credits will be Offered
3 PP2 1 CORE 3 CAT 1A 3 CAT 10
Please RSVP for the meetings by April 15, 2024 with a call or E-mail to:
Kim Crommelin at 908-788-1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us
April 9, 2024 Megan Muehlbauer
North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting I
North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting I
April 17, 2024
4:30 PM-7:30 PM
Stony Hill Farms
193 Parker Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853
FULL PROGRAM WILL BE FORTHCOMING
Light refreshments will be served.
Pesticide Recertification Credits are Anticipated
Please RSVP for the meeting by April 15 with a call to Kim Crommelin at 908.788.1338 or
kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us
February 23, 2024 Megan Muehlbauer
North Jersey Commercial Fruit Growers Meeting Program and Registration
NORTH JERSEY COMMERCIAL
FRUIT GROWERS MEETING
March 13, 2024
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Route 12, Bldg. 1
Flemington, NJ
Program
Program Chair
Megan Muehlbauer, PhD
Agriculture and Resource Management Agent
Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County
8:30 – Registration
Coffee and pastry, compliments of industry sponsors
9:00 – Welcome and Introductions
9:10 – Managing Ambrosia Beetle in Tree Fruit Orchards
Kaitlin Quinn, North Jersey Fruit IPM Program Associate, Cooperative Extension
9:40 – Updates on Control of Bitter Rot in Apple, and Bacterial Spot on Peach
Srdjan Acimovic, PhD, Tree Fruit and Specialty Crop Pathologist, Virginia Tech
10:40 – Update on Farm Service Programs
Laura LaFevre, County Executive Director, Hunterdon / Somerset Office, Farm Service Agency
11:00 – Updates on the Use of Herbicides as they relate to EPA Compliance with the Endangered Species Act
Thierry Besançon, Specialist in Weed Science, Cooperative Extension
11:30 – Jersey Fresh and Apple Promotion Council Marketing Updates
Joe Atchison, Assistant Secretary, NJ Department of Agriculture
11:50 – What is New from Industry
12:10 – LUNCHEON (pre-registration required)
1:10 – Advanced Respiratory Protection for WPS-Labeled Pesticides
Patricia Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Cooperative Extension
2:10 – Leveraging User-Generated Content for Farm Marketing
Claudia Gil Arroyo, ANR Agent, Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
2:40 – San Jose Scale Management Updates and Future Directions
Anne Nielsen PhD, Specialist in Fruit Entomology, Cooperative Extension
3:10 – Pesticide Recertification Credits and Adjourn
NJDEP PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS TO BE AWARDED
6 Units Cat-10 6 Units Cat-1A 6 Units PP2 2 Units CORE
Click here and fill out this form to register for the meeting then fax or email to:
Fax: (908) 806-4735
E-mail: kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us
If you have any questions please call Kim Crommelin: (908)-788-1338
February 20, 2024 Megan Muehlbauer
North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Growers Meeting Program
NORTH JERSEY COMMERCIAL
VEGETABLE GROWERS MEETING
February 27, 2024
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Route 12, Bldg. 1
Flemington, NJ
Program
Program Chair
Peter Nitzsche, Agriculture and Resource Management Agent
Cooperative Extension of Morris County
8:30 – Registration
Coffee and pastry compliments of industry sponsors
9:00 – Welcome and Introductions
9:10 – Vegetable IPM Update
Kris Holmstrom, Research Project Coordinator, Cooperative Extension
9:40 – Update on Farm Service Programs
Laura LaFevre, County Executive Director, Hunterdon / Somerset Office, Farm Service Agency
9:50 – Jersey Fresh Marketing Update
Speaker TBA, Division of Markets, NJ Dept. of Agriculture
10:00 – New Technologies for Weed Management on Vegetables
Thierry Besançon, Specialist in Weed Science, Cooperative Extension
10:30 – Updates on Diseases of Fresh Market Vegetables and their Control
Kris Holmstrom, Research Project Coordinator, Cooperative Extension
11:00 – What is New from Industry
11:10 – Laser Scarecrows: A New Tool for Pest Management in Sweet Corn
Kate Brown, Program Associate, Cooperative Extension of Burlington County
11:40 – Food Safety Modernization Act, Produce Safety Rule Agriculture Water Update
Meredith Melendez, ANR Agent, Cooperative Extension of Mercer County
12:10 – LUNCHEON (pre-registration required)
1:10 – Respiratory Protection for WPS-Labeled Pesticides
Patricia Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Cooperative Extension
2:10 – VSA – Vacationer Supported Agriculture: A New Marketing Model
Claudia Gil Arroyo, ANR Agent, Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
2:30 – Understanding and Managing Blossom End Rot in Vegetable Crops
Michelle Infante-Casella, ANR Agent, Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County
3:00 – Pesticide Recertification Credits and Adjourn
NJDEP PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS ARE ANTICIPATED
Click here and fill out this form to register for the meeting then fax or email to:
Fax: (908) 806-4735
E-mail: kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us
If you have any question please call Kim Crommelin: (908)-788-1338
February 13, 2024 Megan Muehlbauer
SAVE THE DATES! North Jersey
North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Grower Meeting
February 27, 2024
&
North Jersey Commercial Fruit Grower Meeting
March 13, 2024
Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Route 12, Bldg. #1
Flemington, New Jersey 08822
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Program and registration details forthcoming
