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
April 11, 2022

North Jersey Tree Fruit And Vegetable Twilight Meeting II Full Program

North Jersey Fruit and Vegetable Twilight Meeting II

April 19, 2022
4:30 PM-7:30 PM
Alstede Farms, Chester, NJ

4:30 PM – Registration / Light Refreshments

4:45 PM – Apple Fruit Rots: Environment, Infection Timing and Fungicide Efficacy
Norm Lalancette, Specialist in Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES

5:15 PM – Farm Tour of Fruit and Early Season Vegetable Production
Kurt Alstede, Craig Steely, Hector Ruiz, John Ferrante, Alstede Farms

5:30 PM – Tree Fruit Insect and Disease Update
Dean Polk, Statewide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES

5:45 PM – Disease Control Options for Spring Vegetable Crops
Andy Wyenandt, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers NJAES

6:00 PM – Early Season Weed Control Update
Thierry Besancon, Specialist in Weed Science, Rutgers NJAES

6:15 PM – Insect Control for Spring Vegetable Crops
Kris Holmstrom, Vegetable IPM Research Project Coordinator, Rutgers NJAES

6:30 PM – Greenhouse and High Tunnel Considerations for Early Season Vegetable Production
AJ Both, Extension Specialist in Controlled-Environment Engineering, Rutgers NJAES

6:45 PM – Tour of Pesticide Storage and Loading Facility
Kurt Alstede, Craig Steely, Alstede Farms
Patricia Hastings, Extension Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator, Rutgers NJAES

NJ Pesticide Recertification Credits
1 unit CORE, 3 units 1A, 3 units 10, 3 units PP2

Please RSVP for the meetings with a call to Kim Crommelin at
908.788.1338 or
kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us

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