March 20, 2024

NJ DEP issues Open Burn Permit through Tuesday, March 26, 2024

To Agriculture and Agribusiness Representatives:

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is issuing this notice concerning open burning due to colder spring overnight temperatures presently forecasted for areas of New Jersey from Tuesday, March 19, through Tuesday, March 26, 2024, which could adversely affect fruit, vegetable, and floriculture crops in bloom or near bloom around the state. The DEP intends to exercise its authority and discretion under the Air Pollution Control Code, N.J.A.C. 7:27, et seq., and other applicable authorities to permit the following procedure for open burning or the use of smudge pots to assist farmers to protect their crops in low temperatures. These cold events could adversely affect some of the fruit, vegetable, and floriculture crops. [Read more…]

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February 20, 2024

2024 South Jersey Commercial Fruit Growers Meeting

Date:                           March 12, 2024 (Tue)
Location:                    Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Pre-Registration:       Required, by March 11th.  Contact Joan Medany at (856) 224 – 8030 or  jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us
                                    $20.00 (Checks only, made out to Rutgers University). Lunch, Coffee and Pastries Included
Pesticide Credits:      Requested for – CORE, PP2, 10, 1A [Read more…]

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February 12, 2024

2024 Grape Expectation – New Jersey Viticulture and Enology Symposium

The 2024 Grape Expectation symposium is a daylong series of lectures by professionals in viticulture (grape growing), enology (winemaking), and marketing. Lectures are designed to present new and relevant information to professionals and amateurs involved with grape growing or the wine industry. Pesticide recertification credits will be provided. Multiple tastings will be conducted during the symposium. Award-winning wines will be available for sampling in the N.J. Wine Showcase immediately following the symposium. This is the thirty-ninth year of the symposium. Come, learn, and spend time with your fellow N.J. wine professionals. Fore registration, please follow the instruction under the program detail.

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December 7, 2023

Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum (EVEF) webinar series

The fourth edition of the Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum (EVEF) webinar series is a collaborative effort between the Penn State Extension Grape and Wine Team and the land grant institutions: Cornell University, Rutgers University, Colorado State University, University of Georgia, Iowa State University, University of Maryland, and Ohio State University. Along with webinar presenters, several viticulture and enology Extension specialists will coordinate and serve as panelists throughout the EVEF series. The webinars are intended for vineyard owners, winery owners, vineyard managers, and winemakers. [Read more…]

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November 28, 2023 and

2023 Tasting and Evaluation of NJ Wines

  • Riesling Tastings
    Beneduce Winery: 1 Jeremiah Ln, Pittstown, NJ 08867
    Dec 5 (Tue) 9:30 am – 11:30 am
  • Albarino, Traminnet and Vidal Blanc Tastings
    White Horse Winery: 106 Hall St, Hammonton, NJ 08037
    Dec 12 (Tue) 9:30 am – 11:30 am

Participants are invited to bring their own wine releases. Each wine tasting will be followed by discussions and anonymous feedback. Please respond to below surveys, on harvest parameters, wine making processes, etc. that will also form the basis for the discussion.

NEW: Anonymous feedback and or score will be provided by the participants after each pouring.

Riesling: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0IJMYiGJ7IWuIho
Albarino: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bCVSmKalWy04xxQ
Traminnet: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dmYBOTnrg3UzPRI
Vidal Blanc: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4IUPndhkhoFRH6e

Registration Required: Registration is $10 for each workshop. Light fare will be served after tastings. Please RSVP to Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or 856 -224 -8030. Checks will be accepted at the door; payable to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey.

If you have any questions please contact program Coordinators; Hemant Gohil gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu or Megan Muehlbauer Muehlbauer@njaes.rutgers.edu

Sponsored by New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education

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November 21, 2023

Webinar – Vineyard and Winery Financial Management

Please join us at the webinar on Vineyard and Winery Financial Management – II. This meeting will be in Q&A and discussion format, where your Vineyard and Winery financial Management related questions will be answered by Dr. Adam Kantrovich. Please submit your question to https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mBVPwUhbgDOB6u. If you have already submitted your question previously, then no need to submit again (8 questions so far). You can also email your question to gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu. Questions will be answered in the order they were received. [Read more…]

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