Especially aimed at NJ farm women and veterans, Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) will present a new, urban-focused version of the popular Annie’s Project titled “Farming in New Jersey’s Cities and the Urban Fringe.” Classes will be held simultaneously in Roseland, New Brunswick and Cherry Hill on Dec. 3, 10, 17 and Jan. 7, 14, 21, between the hours 6 – 9 p.m. Registration is currently open and is $150 until Dec. 2. Dinner will be provided at 5pm each evening of the class. [Read more…]
6-Week Urban “Annie’s Project” Farm Management & Business Training Course
Vegetable Twilight Research Tour Tomorrow
Wes, Michelle and I invite you to our annual open house plot tour tomorrow evening at RAREC!
Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 4:00pm
Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center
(meet at the shelter near the parking lot)
121 Northville Rd., Bridgeton, NJ (Upper Deerfield)
- Specialty Crop Evaluations – Albert Ayeni, PhD, Ethnic Crop Research Specialist, Rutgers University and Tom Orton, PhD, Specialist in Vegetables
- Exotic peppers (Habaneros, Superhots, Poblano types, Jalapenos, Sweet minibells and African Birdeyes)
- Tropical Spinach
- Tigernuts (Conventional vs. Organic plots)
- Roselle (Conventional vs. Organic)
- Asian Cucurbits (Trellised vs. Non-trellised)
- Elephant Ear Demo
- Sweetpotatoes for Leaf Production (Vine vs. tuber propagule)
- Fluted pumpkin (Conventional vs. Organic)
- Evaluation of Yacon as a Potential New Specialty Crop for New Jersey Farmers – Rick VanVranken, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Atlantic County and Peter Nitzsche, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County
- Evaluation of Bell Pepper Varieties and Breeding Lines for Bacterial Leaf Spot and Phytophthora Blight Management – Wes Kline, PhD, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County
- Weed Control Options for Cucurbits – Thierry Besancon, PhD, Extension Weed Specialist for Specialty Crops
- Basil Downy Mildew Fungicide Control Trial – Andy Wyenandt, PhD, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology
- Cucurbit Powdery Mildew Control with Fungicides – Andy Wyenandt, PhD, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology
- Basil Downy Mildew Variety Evaluations – Andy Wyenandt, PhD, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology
- Organic and Conventional Basil Downy Mildew Control Programs Comparing New Rutgers DMR Lines and Downy Mildew Susceptible Lines. – Andy Wyenandt, PhD, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology
- Managing Phytophthora Blight in Peppers With Fungicides – Andy Wyenandt, PhD, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology
- Evaluation of Five Sweet Corn Varieties: non-Bt, Bt, and Bt+VIP for Resistance to Corn Earworm, Fall Armyworm and European Corn Borer – Joe Ingerson-Mahar, PhD, Vegetable IPM Coordinator
Pesticide credits have been requested.
USDA Secretary Perdue Issues Statement on Disaster & Trade-Related Assistance
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Does My Business Need A Spotted Lanternfly Permit?
With the closing of the Purdue grain facility in Bordontown, field crops growers are sending trucks to southeastern PA to deliver grain, and produce shippers and others may be working/delivering to warehouses there too. Burlington County Agricultural Agent Bill Bamka shares the following information about shipping into or out of Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) quarantine zones (including some northwestern NJ counties):
Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive insect recognized as a threat to agriculture in New Jersey and the United States. Multiple states in the Mid-Atlantic area have SLF populations and/or quarantines in place. Currently New Jersey has quarantines in Warren, Hunterdon, and Mercer counties. Pennsylvania has a quarantine area of 14 counties across the southeastern portion of the state. [Read more…]
Atlantic-Cape Community College Offers DRONE DAY – A Learning Symposium
Covering Public Safety, Engineering and Agriculture
in collaboration with RCE Specialists & Agents
Friday, May 31 – 9am-1pm
Mays Landing campus Student Center
Register at atlanticcapedroneday.eventbrite.com
Ag Special Use Permits on State Owned Land – Bidding Open Until 3pm, Friday March 1.
The NJ Department of Environmental Protection is putting out to bid Agriculture Special Use Permits on land owned by the Department and managed by the Division of Fish and Wildlife. The Special Use Permits (SUP) will afford more farmers access to agricultural opportunities on State lands. For generations, the Department has worked closely with farmers to the mutual benefit of agriculture, our natural resources, and our resource users.
The bids are open to all interested farmers. Bids must be received by 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2019.
For information about individual farm parcels and submitting a bid, visit the SUP Bid Forms and Information Packets page.