February 14, 2023

North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Grower Meeting February 21

NORTH JERSEY COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE GROWERS MEETING

February 21, 2023
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Rt. 12, Building #1
Flemington, NJ

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 – Trends in Diamondback Moth Management in Cole Crops
Kris Holmstrom, Research Project Coordinator, Cooperative Extension

9:40 – Update on Farm Service Programs
Speaker TBA, Farm Service Agency

9:50 – Jersey Fresh Marketing Update
Speaker TBA, Division of Markets, NJ Dept. of Agriculture

10:10 – Update on Farm Labor Issues
Ben Casella, Field Representative, New Jersey Farm Bureau

10:30 – Updates on Diseases of Fresh Market Vegetables and their Control
Andy Wyenandt, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Cooperative Extension

11:00 – What is New from Industry

11:10 – Strategies to Protect Farmer Safety and Health as the Field Season Approaches
Kate Brown, Program Associate, Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

11:40 – Update on Weed Management Tools and Strategies for New Jersey Cole Crops
Thierry Besançon, Specialist in Weed Science, Cooperative Extension

12:10 – LUNCHEON (pre-registration required)

1:10 – Protective Equipment for Pesticide Safety
Patricia Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Cooperative Extension

1:40 – Growing Ginger and Turmeric in NJ
William Errickson, ANR Agent Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County

2:10 – A Tour of the California Strawberry Nursery Industry
Peter Nitzsche, ANR Agent, Cooperative Extension of Morris County

2:40 – Pesticide Recertification Credits and Adjourn

THE FOLLOWING NJDEP PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED

1 CORE   3 CAT 1A   3 CAT 10   3 PP2

All Registration and Lunch Fees (Cash or Check) will be collected at the door
Please make checks payable to: Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Registration Fees $20.00 per meeting
Additional Registrants $10.00 each per meeting
Lunch Fees $25.00 per person per meeting

RSVP by February 17, 2023
RSVP to Kim Crommelin 908-788-1338
kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us

 

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, pesticide credits, Strawberry, Vegetable Crops
February 14, 2023

North Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Grower Meeting March 1

NORTH JERSEY COMMERCIAL FRUIT GROWERS MEETING

March 1, 2023
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Rt. 12, Building #1
Flemington, NJ

Program Chair
Megan Muehlbauer, 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- Introduction to the New North Jersey Tree Fruit IPM Program Associate
Kaitlin Quinn, Tree Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

9:30 – New Jersey Hard Cider Apple Variety Trial Updates
Megan Muehlbauer, County Agent III, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County

10:00 – Integrated Pest Management in Blueberries, Back to the Basics
Carrie Mansue, Senior Program Coordinator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

10:30 – Weed Management Updates for Tree Fruit Production
Thierry Besancon, Extension Specialist in Weed Science, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

11:00 – Strategies to Protect Farmer Safety and Health as the Field Season Approaches
Kate Brown, Program Associate II, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County

11:30 – Jersey Fresh Marketing and NJ Apple Promotion Council Updates
TBD, Division of Markets, NJ Dept. of Agriculture

12:00 – LUNCHEON ($25.00 pre-registration required)

1:00 – What is New from Industry

1:10 – Peach Promotion Council Updates
Jerry Frecon, Rutgers University Professor Emeritus, and Horticultural Consultant

1:20 – Update on Farm Service Programs
Laura LaFevre, County Executive Director, Hunterdon Somerset Farm Service Agency

1:30 – Protective Equipment for Pesticide Safety
Patricia Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

2:30 – Management of Peach Bacterial Spot: Integration of Biorational Materials and Cultivar Resistance
Norm Lalancette, Specialist in Tree Fruit Plant Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

3:00 – Pesticide Recertification Credits and Adjourn

THE FOLLOWING NJDEP PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS WILL BE OFFERED

3 CORE   5 CAT 1A   5 CAT 10   5 PP2

All Registration and Lunch Fees (Cash or Check) will be collected at the door
Please make checks payable to: Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Registration Fees $20.00 per meeting
Additional Registrants $10.00 each per meeting
Lunch Fees $25.00 per person per meeting

RSVP by February 24, 2023
RSVP to Kim Crommelin 908-788-1338
kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us

 

Filed Under: Blueberry, Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, pesticide credits, Tree Fruit
February 6, 2023

SAVE THE DATES! North Jersey Commercial Vegetable and Fruit Meetings

SAVE THE DATES!

North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Grower Meeting

February 21, 2023

&

North Jersey Commercial Fruit Grower Meeting

March 1, 2023

 

Hunterdon County Complex

314 State Route 12, Bldg. #1

Flemington, New Jersey 08822

8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Program and registration details forthcoming

 

Questions? Please contact: Kim Crommelin (Hunterdon County Cooperative Extension) at 908-788-1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us

Or

Cynthia Triolo (Morris County Cooperative Extension) at 973-285-8306 or ctriolo@co.morris.nj.us

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops
June 7, 2022

North and South Jersey Wine Grape Twilight – II Meetings (Next Week)

North and South Jersey Wine Grape Twilight – II Meetings (Next Week)

The focus of these meetings will be on equipment demonstrations specifically with regard to canopy management such as leaf pulling and hedging. There will also be discussion on timely updates on pest management. Please feel free to bring samples for disease and pest identification.

North Jersey Twilight – II: Beneduce Vineyards (1 Jeremiah Ln, Pittstown, NJ 08867)

June 13th (Monday)

4:00 – 6:00 PM

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

South Jersey Twilight – II: Bellview Winery (150 Atlantic St, Landisville, NJ 08326)

June 14th (Tuesday)

4:00 – 6:00 PM

RSVP: Please call or E-mail to Joan Medany at 856- 224- 8030 or jmedany@co.gloucester.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) or Hemant Gohil gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu (South Jersey) prior to the meeting.

Filed Under: Fruit, Wine Grape
May 17, 2022

RSVP NOW: North Jersey Fruit and Vegetable Twilight Meeting III

North Jersey Fruit and Vegetable Twilight Meeting III

May 24, 2022
4:30 PM-7:30 PM
Phillips Farms,
91 Crab Apple Hill Road
Milford, NJ 08848

4:30 PM – Registration / Light Refreshments

4:45 PM – Tree and Small Fruit IPM Updates
Dean Polk, Statewide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES

5:15 PM – Farm Tour of Fruit and Early Season Vegetable Production
Jason Phillips, and Marc Phillips, Phillips Farms

5:45 PM – Use of Plant Growth Regulators for Thinning and Branching of Apples
Win Cowgill, Win Enterprises International, LLC, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers NJAES

6:30 PM – Early/Mid-Season Insect Management in Tree Fruit
Anne Nielsen, Associate Extension Specialist in Entomology, Rutgers NJAES

7:00 PM – The remainder of the meeting will be held at the Phillips Farms Market
Address: 564 Milford Warren Glen Rd, Milford, NJ 08848

7:05 PM – Vegetable and Small Fruit Disease Updates
Andy Wyenandt, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers NJAES

7:30 PM – Pesticide Recertification Credits and Adjourn

NJ Pesticide Recertification Credits
4 Units Cat. 10 4 Units Cat. 1A 4 Units Cat. PP2

Please RSVP by 4 PM MONDAY MAY 23 for the meetings with a call to Kim Crommelin at 908-788-1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us

Filed Under: Fruit, Organic Production, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops
April 21, 2022

ATTENTION: Department of Agriculture Allows Controlled Open Burns to Protect Crops

With the state continuing to experience colder spring temperatures, the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed with NJDA Secretary Douglas Fisher’s request to allow farmers to do controlled open burning or use specialized torches known as smudge pots to protect flowering crops from damage beginning today, April 20, through Wednesday, May 4.

Damage from freezing weather now can significantly reduce yields of certain fruits and vegetables that are in the flowering stage.

 

Please see the link below for more information:

NJDA Press Release 4/20/2022

 

Filed Under: Blueberry, Commercial Ag Updates, Cranberry, Fruit, Organic Production, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape