Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County invites you to a Spring Pasture Walk to be held at the Burlington County Agricultural Center on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Meet us under the red market barn and we’ll begin our walk through the sheep pastures promptly at 6:30 p.m. [Read more…]
January 5, 2023 Kate Brown
Upcoming Northeast Cover Crops Council Annual Conference
The Northeast Cover Crops Council (NECCC) annual conference will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland, Maine. The meeting is open to farmers, students, extension agents, crop consultants, and other agricultural professionals. Look forward to concurrent tracks covering a range of topics to include:
- Economics and financial opportunities of cover cropping
- Diversifying species and applications of cover crops
- Advanced cover cropping methods for vegetable systems
- The role of cover crops in climate change adaptation and mitigation
- Precision Sustainable Agriculture (PSA) project highlights
- And more!
Attendees will also be able to take part in a poster presentation where students, researchers, and agricultural professionals will share their research. Continuing education credits will be available for Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs).
Registration for the conference is $75 for farmers and students and $100 for all others. Financial support is available to eligible registrants. To see the full schedule and to RSVP, visit https://northeastcovercrops.com/event/northeast-cover-crops-council-annual-conference. Meals during the conference will be provided. Attendees are asked to RSVP online.
September 20, 2022 Kate Brown
Youth on the Farm: Protect the Future of Agriculture
Growing up on a farm has many benefits for children, but farms can also be dangerous. Across the country, over 30 children are seriously injured in agriculture-related incidents every day, and a child is fatally injured on the farm once every three days. Take an active role to keep children safe on the farm by educating them about the risks, thoroughly training them for age-appropriate tasks, providing personal protective equipment, and maintaining adequate supervision. [Read more…]
September 1, 2022 Kate Brown
REMINDER: Register for Upcoming Research Field Tour in Burlington County
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County will host a research and demonstration plot field tour at the Burlington County Agricultural Center on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Pesticide recertification credits in CORE (2) plus categories 1A (3), 10 (3), and PP2 (3) have been approved by NJDEP.
Space is limited and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please contact Sandra Trossbach at 609-265-5051 or strossbach@co.burlington.nj.us to register by Wednesday, September 7.
Soybeans in research plot at Burlington County Agricultural Center.
PROGRAM AGENDA
5:15 p.m. Meal and Registration (in the red market barn)
6:00 p.m. Walk to demonstration plots
6:15 p.m. How low can you go? Impact of soybean planting population on yield efficiency and crop management.
- Bill Bamka, Agricultural Agent, RCE-Burlington County
6:45 p.m. Off-target herbicide movement and response of economically important vegetable crops to sub-lethal rates of dicamba
- Thierry Besançon, Extension Specialist in Weed Science – Specialty Crops, Rutgers NJAES
7:15 p.m. Walk back to market barn
7:30 p.m. Beyond the active ingredient: Additives to the pesticide spray tank
- Kate Brown, Program Associate, RCE-Burlington County
8:00 p.m. Pesticide Recertification Credits and Adjourn
The flyer for this event is available at https://events.rutgers.edu/pdfs/Flyer_Research-Tour-at-Ag-Center-2022.pdf.
August 31, 2022 Kate Brown
National Farm Safety and Health Week 2022
It’s that time of year again! As we approach fall harvest, one of the busiest and most dangerous seasons of the year for many working in agriculture, we recognize National Farm Safety and Health Week (NFSHW). This year, NFSHW will take place during the week of September 18-24, 2022 with daily topics of interest, listed below. [Read more…]
August 16, 2022 Kate Brown
Upcoming Research Field Tour in Burlington County
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County will host a research and demonstration plot field tour at the Burlington County Agricultural Center on Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Pesticide recertification credits will be available: CORE (2) plus categories 1A (3), 10 (3), and PP2 (3).
Space is limited and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Please contact Sandra Trossbach at 609-265-5051 or strossbach@co.burlington.nj.us to register by Wednesday, September 7.
Soybeans in research plot at Burlington County Agricultural Center.
PROGRAM AGENDA
5:15 p.m. Meal and Registration (in the red market barn)
6:00 p.m. Walk to demonstration plots
6:15 p.m. How low can you go? Impact of soybean planting population on yield efficiency and crop management.
- Bill Bamka, Agricultural Agent, RCE-Burlington County
6:45 p.m. Off-target herbicide movement and response of economically important vegetable crops to sub-lethal rates of dicamba
- Thierry Besançon, Extension Specialist in Weed Science – Specialty Crops, Rutgers NJAES
7:15 p.m. Walk back to market barn
7:30 p.m. Beyond the active ingredient: Additives to the pesticide spray tank
- Kate Brown, Program Associate, RCE-Burlington County
8:00 p.m. Pesticide Recertification Credits and Adjourn
The flyer for this event is available at https://events.rutgers.edu/pdfs/Flyer_Research-Tour-at-Ag-Center-2022.pdf.
