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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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December 22, 2023

EPA Launches New Program to Incentivize the Development of Novel Mosquito Control Products

[US EPA. December 21, 2023].  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching a new program, the Vector Expedited Review Voucher (VERV) Program, to incentivize companies to develop novel or unique mosquito control products to help prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like malaria, dengue, and Zika. The Agency is required to implement this program […]
Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops
December 22, 2023

EPA Registers Novel Pesticide Technology for Potato Crops

[US EPA. December 22, 2023].  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has registered biopesticide products containing the new active ingredient Ledprona for three years, a timeframe that is consistent with EPA’s approach to other novel biopesticide products. Ledprona is a new type of pesticide that relies on a natural mechanism–called RNA interference (RNAi)–used by plants […]
Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops
December 21, 2023

New NJAES Fact Sheet: FS1355: Reducing Black Bear Damage to Farm Operations

Joseph Paulin, Conservation Expert in Wildlife Management with Rutgers Cooperative Extension and NJAES, has published a new fact sheet FS1355 titled “Reducing Black Bear Damage to Farm Operations.” It is available to download or read online from the NJAES publications page here: <https://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/publication.php?pid=FS1355>

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December 19, 2023

EPA Update on Next Steps for Chlorpyrifos

[EPA Pesticide Update .Posted 12/19/2023]. In light of the November 2, 2023, Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to vacate the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2021 final rule effectively prohibiting the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food or feed crops, EPA is issuing an update on its intended next steps. Background In April […]
Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops
December 12, 2023

Free webinar series: Agritourism Business Planning with AgPlan

Draft your business plan this winter! For seven weeks, from February 13 through March 26, we will guide business owners and managers through the process of developing your business plan using AgPlan. Each week will cover a different section of the process. If you do your homework in between sessions, you’ll have a business plan drafted by the end of March. You can register here.

  • Feb 13, 2024 01:00 PM
  • Feb 20, 2024 01:00 PM
  • Feb 27, 2024 01:00 PM
  • Mar 5, 2024 01:00 PM
  • Mar 12, 2024 01:00 PM
  • Mar 19, 2024 01:00 PM
  • Mar 26, 2024 01:00 PM

 

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December 12, 2023

Free webinar: Business Planning for Agritourism Enterprises

Date and time: January 23, 2024 at 01:00 PM

This free webinar will cover key steps for business planning and introduce you to a new online tool.  We’ll provide a general overview of business planning for agritourism as well as information about registering for an online training series in February and March for those who would like to develop a business plan this winter with guidance from Extension business planning experts.

Register here.

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