January 23, 2014

Cover Crops and Soil Health Forum February 18, 2014

Members of New Jersey’s agricultural community who have an interest in advancing soil health and cover crops in New Jersey are invited to participate free of charge in the National Cover Crops and Soil Health Forum.
The forum will bring together key leaders, researchers, innovators and policy makers in American agriculture to examine the benefits, opportunities and challenges associated with improving the health and function of our soils through the adoption of soil health management systems.

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Date: February 18, 2014 @ 9:15am
Locations: Live Internet Connection to National Presentations followed by Local Grower Discussion
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Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Vegetable Crops
April 24, 2013 and

NJ Farmers Soil Fumigant Compliance Inspection Advisory

During the weeks of May 13-17 and June 3-7, the NJDEP Pesticide Control Compliance and Enforcement will be conducting inspections of NJ farmers who currently or previously reported using soil fumigants, primarily Vapam (metham sodium).

There are about 50 NJ farms reporting fumigant use. These farms will be the targets of the compliance assistance inspections. The inspections are being conducted by NJDEP as non-citation “compliance assistance” in response to changing regulations from US EPA for assuring safety of fumigant application workers by licensed applicator farmers.

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Filed Under: Fruit, Vegetable Crops
March 13, 2013

Blueberry Open House March 14, 2013

Commercial Growers are invited to the Blueberry Open House held this year at Kerri Brooke Caterers, 755 South White Horse Pike, Hammonton, NJ.

The program, which includes Spotted Wing Drosophila management issues, begins at 9am on March 14.

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Filed Under: Blueberry