March 25, 2022

NJ Department of Agriculture Issues Burn Permit for Frost Protection – Thru April 5

New Jersey Department of Agriculture has issued a notice concerning open burning due to colder spring overnight temperatures presently forecasted for areas of New Jersey from March 22 through April 5th, 2022, which could adversely affect fruit, vegetable, and floriculture crops in bloom or near bloom around the state. For details read below the links.

Note: The NJDEP and New Jersey Forest Fire Service caution all farmers and agriculture businesses with respect to the use of open burning in high wind velocity conditions. Please take note that farmers are encouraged to utilize smudge pots is warming as necessary during higher wind conditions. Use of open burning when wind velocity is greater than 5mph is strictly prohibited, may contribute to wildfire risk, and can carry significant penalties. [Read more…]

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March 9, 2022

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meetings (in-person) – Save the Dates

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight meeting – I (In person)
March 22 (Tues) @ 7 PM
Gloucester County Government Building
1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312

Topics

  • Reducing herbicide use for the control of Nutsedge and results of OMRI approved herbicide trials
  • Field observations from the IPM Program – Pre-bloom pests
  • Apple Fruit Rots: Time of Infection and efficacy of dual-active fungicides
  • Management of pre-bloom Insect-pests in Peach
  • Pest management costs and borer control without Lorsban – The case for mating disruption

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight meeting – II (In person)
April 12 (Tues) @ 4 PM
Summit City Orchards, 500 University Blvd. Glassboro, NJ 08028

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight meeting – III (In person)
May 17 (Tues) @ 4 PM
280 Chapel Heights Rd #9355, Sewell, NJ 08080

Pesticide Credits will be provided (applied). If you have any questions, please contact Hemant Gohil gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu

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November 15, 2021

Notes from the Cabernet Franc Wine Tasting Workshop

A Cabernet Franc Wine Tasting Workshop was held on Nov 25th, 2019 at the Unionville Winery located at Ringoes in Northern New Jersey. The purpose of the meeting was to taste and evaluate Cabernet Franc wines released from NJ. A survey was sent out to the industry to report clones, harvest, and fermentation parameters. The survey respondents also formed the basis for the discussion at the workshop. [Read more…]

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September 2, 2021

Grower and Winemaker Town Hall: Questions from the Field and Cellar

Eastern Viticulture and Enology Forum has planned a virtual meeting on September 7th @ 3:00 PM ET. Here, regional viticulture and enology specialists will present a Grower and Winemaker Town Hall virtual meeting series to give seasonal updates and answer pre-submitted and live questions from grape and wine industry stakeholders.

The structure of these meetings depends on pre-submitted questions. Please email Hemant Gohil at gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu if you have any question. Please see below for the topic area suggestions for the September 7th meeting. [Read more…]

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July 28, 2021

Chardonnay Wine Tasting and Evaluations Workshop

Wine Tasting and Evaluation of Chardonnay from New Jersey Wineries

August 18th (Wed): 9 am – Noon

@ William Heritage Winery, 480 Mullica Hill Road Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

Participants or Winemakers will be invited to bring their own wine release. Each wine tasting will be followed by discussions on harvest parameters, fermentation methods, materials and techniques, etc. Please read the recap of the past Chardonnay workshop at  https://njvines.rutgers.edu/chardonnay-tasting-workshop-recap/ to get an idea of overview of the program.

Pre-registration Required: Registration is $30 for each attendee. Space is limited to 35 participants.

RSVP to Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or 856-224-8030. Checks can be made payable to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

If you have any question, please contact program organizer, Hemant Gohil at gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu

Program Coordinators: Hemant Gohil, Gary Pavlis, Megan Muehlbauer, and Daniel Ward.

Sponsored by the New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education

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July 12, 2021

Grape Camp – South Jersey (July 27) and North Jersey (Aug 4)

Please use the below links for the program details for the South Jersey and North Jersey Grape Camp. Pesticide credits will be provided, however please register at the contact given below.

SOUTH JERSEY GRAPE CAMP

Tuesday, July 27 @ 4:30 PM

Rutgers Agriculture Research and Extension Center: 121 Northville Rd, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Program details available at: https://go.rutgers.edu/wfr6vix

Registration: Please call Joan Medany jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030 if you are planning to attend. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029. Light fare will be provided.

NORTH JERSEY GRAPE CAMP

Wednesday, August 4th @ 4:30 PM

Alba Vineyard: 269 County Rd 627, Milford, NJ 08848

Program details available at: https://go.rutgers.edu/xh5onog3

Registration: Contact Kim Crommelin at 908-788-1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Megan Muehlbauer muehlbauer@njaes.rutgers.edu. Light fare will be provided.

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