FAA Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration Begins 12/21/2015
December 22, 2015 Rick VanVranken
Hobby UAS (Drones) – New FAA Registration Requirements
October 1, 2015 Rick VanVranken
Alert: Disaster Preparedness for Production Agriculture
Governor Chris Christie today declared a state of emergency throughout the state as a result of severe weather conditions expected in the coming days. The National Weather Service is forecasting a dangerous nor’easter weather pattern impacting New Jersey beginning on October 1, 2015, including high winds, very heavy rain, inland river flooding, as well as major coastal flooding with heavy surf and beach erosion. The National Hurricane Center currently has forecasted the track for the impending weather event Joaquin, now a major hurricane, showing it moving northward off the mid-Atlantic coast late on or about October 4, 2015, which may cause significant flooding, dangerous storm surges between eight and ten feet, substantial wind damage, and stream and river flooding threatening homes and other structures, and endangering lives in the State.
ReadyAG Can Help Plan and Prepare
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Just as we’ve finished National Preparedness Month, Governor Christie has declared a state of emergency. In case Hurricane Joaquin takes a turn toward the Jersey Shore this weekend, there are many resources and tools to help get your families and homes prepared. Make sure your farm business is ready too.
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April 10, 2015 Andy Wyenandt and Rick VanVranken
Commercial Vegetable Twilight Meeting April 23, 2015
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents of Atlantic, Cumberland and Gloucester Counties invite you to the first commercial vegetable twilight meeting of the 2015 season to discuss early spring crop pest control, label updates and management topics. Feel free to bring plant, insect, disease, or weed samples to the meeting to have them identified, or perhaps you can stump the experts. Please bring samples in sealed plastic bags.
Pesticide Recertification Credits have been requested for this meeting.
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: East Vineland Fire Hall, Landis Ave. across from the Savoy Restaurant
(park behind the building and enter conference room door in rear)
Agenda
- 7:00pm Weed Control – Review of the Basics
–Rick VanVranken, RCE Atlantic - 7:30pm Economic Benefits of Maintaining Native Pollinator Habitat
–Elizabeth Schuster, Environmental Economist, The Nature Conservancy - 7:50pm NRCS Programs Supporting IPM/Organic Transition/Pollinator Habitat
–Nicholas Saumweber, District Conservationist, NRCS - 8:10pm Early Season Insect Pests and Insecticide Updates
–Joe Mahar, Vegetable IPM Coordinator - 8:30pm Vegetable Disease Control Options for Spring Crops
–Dr. Andy Wyenandt, RAREC - 9:00pm Pesticide Regs & Worker Protection Standards Update for the Coming Season
–Michelle Infante-Casella, RCE Gloucester - 9:30pm Questions & Answers
April 4, 2014 Andy Wyenandt and Rick VanVranken
Veg ICM Twilight Meeting Apr 22, 2014
Vegetable Integrated Crop Management Twilight Meeting
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Location: East Vineland Fire Hall, Landis Ave. across from the Savoy Restaurant
(park behind the building and enter conference room door in rear)
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents of Atlantic, Cumberland and Gloucester Counties invite you to the first twilight meeting of the 2014 season to discuss early spring crop pest control, label updates and management topics. Feel free to bring plant, insect, disease, or weed samples to the meeting to have them identified, or perhaps you can stump the experts. Please bring samples in sealed plastic bags. [Read more…]
January 15, 2014 Rick VanVranken
NJ Agriculture Convention and Trade Show
Date: February 4-6, 2014
Location: Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ
Complete program and registration materials are available now at the NJ Vegetable Growers Association website.
Hope to see you in AC!
