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Seasonal pest alerts and news about insects, diseases, and weeds impacting Christmas Tree production including Commercial Ag Updates (meetings and marketing); and Pesticide Program updates from the Rutgers Pest Management Office News Blog.
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Rutgers Weather Forecasting - Meteorological Information important to commercial agriculture.
DCPA (Dacthal) Technical Herbicide Product Suspended by EPA
Snyder Farm Twilight Tour & Meeting, Wed. August 23, 2023
Twilight Tour and Meeting*
Fiber Hemp Production
Drones in Agriculture
Agrivoltaics Research
Date/Time:
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location:
Snyder Research and Extension Farm
140 Locust Grove Rd.
Pittstown, NJ 08867
This program is offered to assist producers, and anyone interested in learning more about Fiber Hemp Production and current Agrivoltaics research in NJ.
Topics Include:
- Tour of Rutgers Fiber Hemp Plots
See what the hemp is going on with production and management. Is hemp viable in NJ? - Drone sprayers and ground driven sprayers in agriculture
Learn how drones can be used in agricultural production. Learn the requirements for applying pesticides using drones. - Tour of Rutgers Agrivoltaics Research Plot
Learn about current and planned agrivoltaics research at Rutgers. Are agriculture and solar energy production compatible?
For more information contact: RCE, Sussex County 973-948-3040
*Pesticide credits pending
Soil Fertility from Non-Commercial Nutrient Sources
All essential plant nutrients cycle through the ecosystem of soil, water, air, plant, microbe, and animal. Agronomic information about the composition and beneficial use of waste materials and how the nutrients can be recycled can help growers reduce the need to purchase soil fertility inputs. Many different types of non-commercial nutrient sources are available in New Jersey. Examples include horse manure with bedding, shade tree leaves, lawn clippings, wood chips, food waste, coffee grounds, eggshells, wood ash and more.
With 43,000 horses in New Jersey, there is an abundance of horse manure produced. One horse can produce about 65 pounds of manure plus bedding per day. The quantity of horse manure is substantial on a statewide basis. Unfortunately, sometimes horse manure goes to landfills when it should be used to build and sustain soil fertility.
The Soil Profile Newsletter 2023 issue posted at Rutgers NJAES explains how to build and maintain soil fertility harnessing the nutrient supplying ability of horse manure and many other types of non-commercial materials. The chemical composition and soil fertility value of each material is presented for beneficial use. Available on the web at Rutgers NJAES ‘The Soil Profile’: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/soil-profile/pdfs/sp-v28.pdf