February 10, 2020

2020 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Grower Meeting

Date:                     March 5, 2020

Time:                    8:00 am – 3:00 pm

 Location:             RAREC – 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

 Pre-Registration: Required, Contact: Karen Holton (holton@njaes.rutgers.edu) or (856) 455-3100 x 4104

Cost / person:        $15.00 (Checks preferred, made out to Rutgers University) Lunch: Included

Pesticide Credits: Requested for – Core, PP2, 10, 1A, 3A and 3B

Program

8:00 am           Registration  Coffee and pastries

8:25 am           Welcome and Opening Remarks

                        Daniel Ward, Director, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center

                        Hemant Gohil, Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Co-op. Extension, Gloucester County

8:30 am           Peach Bacterial Spot Management: Comparison of Copper Compounds and Rates

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

9:15 am           Pollinator Stewardship in Orchards

                        Julianna Wilson, Academic Specialist, Tree Fruit Integrator, Michigan State University

10:00 am         Break – Coffee and pastries

10:15 am         Integrating Management for Key Orchard Pests

                         Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES

10:45 am         Recommendation Updates for Tree Fruit Insect Management w/ Special Attention to Bee Safety.

                        Dean Polk, Statewide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES

11:15 am         Pesticide Regulatory and Safety Update for 2020

                        George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers NJAES

11:45 am         Industry Updates and NJ Peach Promotion Council Updates

12 Noon          Lunch

1:00 pm           Updates on tree fruit soil fertility management in New Jersey

                         Megan Muehlbauer, Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Co-op. Extension, Hunterdon Co.

1:30 pm           Soil Health – A Panel Discussion

                         Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist, Pomology; Joseph Heckman, Extension Specialist, Soil Health; Thierry Besancon, Extension Specialist, Weed Science; Lewis DeEugenio, Fruit Grower, Summit City Farms; Robert Muth, Fruit and Vegetable Grower, Muth Family Farms; Megan Muehlbauer, Agriculture Agent.

2:30 pm           Updates on Peach and Nectarine Breeding Program

                          Joseph Goffreda, Tree Fruit Breeding, Rutgers University

3:00 pm           Open Session – Grower Questions and Discussion

Pesticide re-certification credits

Please contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu or 856-224-8029 if you have any questions.

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: ,
October 4, 2019

Hilling-Up Demonstration and Post-harvest Vineyard Management

Where – Monday, October 14, 3:30 PM

When – Coia Vineyards – 3650 Oak Rd., Vineland, NJ 08360

  • On-farm demonstration of hilling-up and the discussions on hilling-down (Larry Coia and Hemant Gohil)
  • Understanding the Cold hardiness (Daniel Ward)
  • Post-harvest Disease Management including understanding of trunk diseases (Peter Oudemans)
  • Weed Management for hilling-up and for fall and winter (Thierry Besancon)
  • Vineyard fertility Management (Gary Pavlis)

There is no registration fees, however please let Joan Medany know if you are planning, by email jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030

This site is accessible to the physically impaired. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at 856-224-8029 prior to the meeting.

With Support from the New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education (NJCWRE)

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Nursery, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , ,
April 17, 2019

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – II

May 15 @ 5:30 PM

Summit City Farms and Winery

500 University Blvd, Glassboro, NJ 08028  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , ,
April 9, 2019

Mechanization of Pruning in NJ Container Nurseries

In the 2017 survey of labor and mechanization of New Jersey’s nursery industry, pruning was ranked, the third most important operation, that needs mechanization the most (41 responses).  In spite of obvious benefits such as efficiency, quality, and consistency, lack of practical information about the mechanized pruning is delaying the rapid adoption by container nursery growers. This article summarizes inputs from Chris Ruske of (Cumberland Nursery), Donald Blew (Centerton Nursery) and Ed Overdevest (Overdevest Nurseries) on pruning mechanization, shared during the panel discussion at Clayton in Gloucester County in January 2018. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Nursery, Turf Tagged With: , ,
March 14, 2019

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – I

When: March 27 @ 7 PM

Where: Gloucester County Extension Office, 1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312

7:00 PM: Welcome Remarks and Updates.

Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Agricultural Agent, Rutgers NJAES

Comprehensive Understanding of Spotted Lantern Fly in Orchard Crops

Heather Leach, Spotted Lantern Fly Extension Associate, Penn State University.                                                                                             Invited Speaker, Heather leach is specialist on Spotted Lanternfly (SLF). She will speak on the comprehensive understanding of  SLF  priorities from every perspective and provide latest information on biology, behavior and effective management techniques.

Pesticide Record Keeping Update. 

George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers NJAES

Food Safety Issues Related to Tree Fruit Production.

Wes Kline, Cumberland County Agriculture Agent, Rutgers NJAES

Management of Scale Insect in Peach

Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist, Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES

Early Season Disease Control

Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist, Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES

Scouting Observations and IPM of Early Season Pests

Dave Schmitt and Dean Polk, State-wide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES

9:30 PM Pesticide re-certification credits application and Adjourn

Light fare will be provided. Please call Joan Medany jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030 if you are planning to attend.

This site is accessible to the physically impaired. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at 856-224-8029 prior to the meeting.

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , , , ,
February 18, 2019

South Jersey Tree Fruit Meeting

Date:              March 6, 2019 @ 8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Location:        RAREC, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Registration: Required, by February 28th Contact: Karen Holton (holton@njaes.rutgers.edu), (856) 455-3100 x4104

Cost / person: $15.00 (Checks preferred, made out to Rutgers University), lunch included.

Pesticide Credits: Core (2); 1A (07); 3A (07); 3B (01); & PP2 (07) (Applied)

PROGRAM

8:00 am    Registration

                 Coffee and pastries

8:25 am   Welcome and Opening Remarks and update.

                Hemant Gohil, Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Co-op. Extension, Gloucester County

8:30 am   A Year that was – Environmental Stress effects on Peach Development.

                 Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist in Pomology, Rutgers NJAES.

9:00 am  Key Pest Issues in 2018, and Possible Reasons.

                Dave Schmitt, Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

9:15 am   Peach Brown Rot:  Improving Disease Control and Fungicide Resistance Mgmt.

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

10:00 am  Break – Coffee and pastries

10:15 am  IPM tactics and beneficial insects in tree fruit.

                  Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES

10:45 am  Dealing With Spotted Wing Drosophila and Scale Pests.

                  Dean Polk, Statewide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

11:15 am  Plum curculio biology and management.

Clement Akotsen, Post-doc Research Associate, Rutgers NJAES

11:45 am   Industry Updates and NJ Peach Promotion Council Updates.

12:00 pm   Lunch

1:00 pm    How Herbicide Resistance affects Weed Managing in Tree Fruit Production.

                  Thierry Besancon, Extension Specialist in Weed Science, Rutgers NJAES

1:30 pm    Pesticide Storage and Spills: Managing Risk.

                  Pat Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Rutgers NJAES

2:00 pm    Overview of Managing Orchard Soil Health.

                  Megan Muehlbauer, Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Co-op. Extension, Hunterdon Co.

 2:30 pm   Fruit Quality and Post-harvest Evaluations of New Peach Varieties.

                  Hemant Gohil, Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Co-op. Extension, Gloucester County   

3:00 pm    Open Session – Grower Questions and Discussion.

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