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

2023 Tasting and Evaluation of NJ Wines

  • Riesling Tastings
    Beneduce Winery: 1 Jeremiah Ln, Pittstown, NJ 08867
    Dec 5 (Tue) 9:30 am – 11:30 am
  • Albarino, Traminnet and Vidal Blanc Tastings
    White Horse Winery: 106 Hall St, Hammonton, NJ 08037
    Dec 12 (Tue) 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Participants are invited to bring their own wine releases. Each wine tasting will be followed by discussions and anonymous feedback. Please respond to below surveys, on harvest parameters, wine making processes, etc. that will also form the basis for the discussion.

NEW: Anonymous feedback and or score will be provided by the participants after each pouring.

Riesling: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0IJMYiGJ7IWuIho
Albarino: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bCVSmKalWy04xxQ
Traminnet: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dmYBOTnrg3UzPRI
Vidal Blanc: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4IUPndhkhoFRH6e

Registration Required: Registration is $10 for each workshop. Light fare will be served after tastings. Please RSVP to Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or 856 -224 -8030. Checks will be accepted at the door; payable to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

If you have any questions please contact program Coordinators; Hemant Gohil gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu or Megan Muehlbauer Muehlbauer@njaes.rutgers.edu

Sponsored by New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education

Post-Harvest Grape Meetings

 

Post-Harvest Grape Meetings

A review of spray schedules and chemical use in the 2023 growing season.

Sponsored by New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education

                                                              

North Jersey   

Nov 3 (Fri)

9:30 AM

Unionville Winery

9 Rocktown Rd, Ringoes, NJ 08551

NJ Pesticide Recertification Credits Offered CORE 1 unit, 1A 4 units, 10 4 units, PP2 4 units

South Jersey

Nov 17 (Fri)

9:30 AM

Cedar Rose Vineyards

431 Kenyon Ave, Millville, NJ 08332

NJ Pesticide Recertification Credits Offered CORE 1 unit, 1A 4 units, 10 4 units, PP2 4 units

 

Join us for an informative meeting with Rutgers University researchers and New Jersey wine industry members.

The meetings will provide attendees with a look at vineyard spray practices using 2023 pesticide spray records from vineyards throughout the state. Drs. Peter Oudemans, Thierry Besancon, and Anne Nielsen will review records and discuss ways to improve chemical choices, spray schedules and resistance management.

We welcome all levels of grape growers, from beginners to seasoned professionals. Growers are encouraged to bring pesticide records or E-mail them to either Hemant Gohil (gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu) or Megan Muehlbauer (muehlbauer@njaes.rutgers.edu) prior to the meeting.

 

This is a free event. No RSVP is necessary.

North Jersey Wine Grape Twilight Meeting

North Jersey Wine Grape Twilight Meeting

July 18, 2023
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
610 Perrineville Road
Hightstown, NJ 08520

 

Detailed agenda is forthcoming.
Talks will include disease and pest updates, pH and fertility management.
Pesticide credits are anticipated.

 

RSVP: Please call or E-mail to Kim Crommelin at 908-788-1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us

 

Light fare will be provided. However, please RSVP using above contact information.

 

If any additional assistance is needed, please contact Megan Muehlbauer muehlbauer@njaes.rutgers.edu 

 

 

North Jersey Fruit and Vegetable Twilight Meeting II

North Jersey Fruit and Vegetable Twilight Meeting II

 June 7, 2023

4:45 PM – 7:30 PM

Terhune Orchards*

330 Cold Soil Road

Princeton, NJ 08540

*Park in the main lot and meet in the Winery Tasting Room

 

4:45 PM   Registration/ Light Dinner at the Terhune Orchards Tasting Room

The meeting will commence as a walking tour of high tunnel cherries, blueberries, strawberries, apples and asparagus.

 

5:00 PM   Orchard Weed Management

Thierry E. Besançon, Associate Extension Specialist in Weed Science, Rutgers NJAES

 

5:20 PM   Early/Mid-Season Insect Management in Tree Fruit

Anne Nielsen, Associate Extension Specialist in Entomology, Rutgers NJAES

 

5:40 PM  Control of Bacterial Canker in Sweet Cherry and Summer Fungicide Program for Apples

Norm Lalancette, Associate Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit, Rutgers NJAES

 

6:00 PM   Vegetable IPM Program Updates

Kris Holmstrom, Vegetable IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

 

6:20 PM   Blueberry IPM Program Updates and Spotted Wing Drosophila

Carrie Mansue, Blueberry IPM Sr. Program Coordinator, Rutgers NJAES

 

6:40 PM   Tree Fruit IPM Program Updates

Kaitlin Quinn North Jersey Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

 

7:00 PM   Pesticide Safety Updates

Pat Hastings Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Rutgers NJAES

 

The following NJ Pesticide Recertification Credits will be awarded
1 Unit CORE,    4 Units 1A,    4 Units 10,    4 Units PP2

Please RSVP to Kim Crommelin at 908.788.1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us by June 6, 2023

North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting I

North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting I

May 3, 2023

5:00 PM-7:30 PM

Melicks Town Farm
19 King Street Oldwick, New Jersey 08858

5:00 PM – Registration / Light Refreshments

5:15 PM –Begin to load into wagons for the farm tour and educational talks

5:20 PM –Updates from the Blueberry and Tree Fruit IPM program

Carrie Manuse, Agriculture and Natural Resources Sr. Program Coordinator
Kaitlin Quinn, North Jersey Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of
Hunterdon County

5:40 PM –Apple Fruit Rots

Norm Lalancette PhD, Associate Specialist in Tree Fruit Plant Pathology Rutgers NJAES

6:10 PM –Vegetable Insect Pest and Disease Updates

Kris Holmstrom, IPM Program Associate, Vegetable

6:30 PM – Pesticide Safety, and Compliance

Patricia Hastings, Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator for Rutgers NJAES

The following pesticide credits will be awarded

2 CORE   2 CAT 1A   3 CAT 10   2 CAT PP2

Please RSVP to Kim Crommelin at 908.788.1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us by May 2, 2023