Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed on pumpkin near Bridgeton in Cumberland County, New Jersey on 7/31/18. This is the fourth report of CDM in New Jersey this growing season. All cucurbit growers are encouraged to add downy mildew specific fungicides to their weekly maintenance spray programs. The 2018 FRAC Table for Cucurbit Downy and Powdery Mildew Control in the mid-Atlantic Region can be found and downloaded for FREE here. All growers should scout fields on a regular basis. To track the progress of cucurbit downy mildew in the US through the CDMpipe website through NCSU please click here.
Commercial Ag Updates + Farm Food Safety
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Ag Agents provide updates on what they see in the field, upcoming events, and other important news that affects your operation, such as developments in on-farm Food Safety. Subscribe if you wish to be notified about workshops, meetings, and upcoming commercial ag events.
Subscriptions are available via EMAIL and RSS.
July 25, 2018 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit Downy Mildew ALERT – 7/25/18
Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed on butternut squash near Bridgeton in Cumberland County, New Jersey on 7/25/18. This is the third report of CDM in New Jersey this growing season. All cucurbit growers are encouraged to add downy mildew specific fungicides to their weekly maintenance spray programs. The 2018 FRAC Table for Cucurbit Downy and Powdery Mildew Control in the mid-Atlantic Region can be found and downloaded for FREE here. All growers should scout fields on a regular basis. To track the progress of cucurbit downy mildew in the US through the CDMpipe website through NCSU please click here.
July 2, 2018 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit Downy Mildew ALERT – 7/2/18
Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed on cucumber near Pedricktown in Salem County, New Jersey on 7/2/18. This is the first report of CDM in New Jersey this growing season. All cucumber growers are encouraged to add downy mildew specific fungicides to their weekly maintenance spray programs. All growers should scout cucumber plantings as well as all other cucurbit crops for symptoms. To track the progress of cucurbit downy mildew in the US through the CDMpipe website through NCSU please click here.
June 15, 2018 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit Downy Mildew ALERT – 6/22/18
Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed on cucumber in Dorchester County, Maryland on 6/21/18. This is the first report of CDM in the mid-Atlantic region this growing season. All cucumber growers are encouraged to add downy mildew specific fungicides to their weekly maintenance spray programs. All growers should scout cucumber plantings as well as all other cucurbit crops for symptoms. To track the progress of cucurbit downy mildew in the US through the CDMpipe website through NCSU please click here.
May 31, 2018 Michelle Infante-Casella
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County Has New Office Location
County Agricultural Agents, Michelle Infante-Casella and Hemant Gohil have a new office location in Gloucester County. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Office in Gloucester County relocated last week. The new location is now at the Shady Lane County Complex, 254 County House Road, Clarksboro, NJ 08020. The entrance is on the right side of the main 3-story brick building, under the numbers 254; follow the sidewalk with gray brick pavers.
Entrance to the RCE of Gloucester County Offices down the sidewalk on the right.
The office also has a new phone number and Agricultural Agents and other staff can be reached at 856-224-8040 (Agriculture and Natural Resources is extension 1). This new complex provided by Gloucester County offers more office space and multiple options for educational programs. To the left side of the complex is a 4-classroom building, formerly the Gloucester County Fire Academy, that is now operated by Rowan College of Gloucester County, that can be utilized for extension education and other county-related events. The main office building has 3 conference rooms for small group meetings. RCE will still have access to the main auditorium at the former facility in Clayton. For more information about Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County see http://gloucester.njaes.rutgers.edu.
April 20, 2018 Megan Muehlbauer
North Jersey Fruit Twilight Meeting May 3, 2018
Sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County
Date: May 3, 2018
Location: Donaldson Farms
358 Allen Road
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Light Dinner for those who RSVP by May 1, 2018 to (908) 788-1339
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
5:00 pm Welcome/Introduction to Greg Donaldson and Donaldson Farms
Megan Muehlbauer PhD, RCE of Hunterdon County
5:05 pm Farm Tour – Tour will include high density apple planting, mature peach planting, strawberry planting and a brief overview of Greg’s extensive agro tourism operation
5:50 pm Mechanized Hand Held Peach Blossom and Fruit Thinning
Hemant Gohil PhD, RCE of Gloucester
6:00 pm Early Spring Updates from the Rutgers IPM Program
Dean Polk, State Wide IPM, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
6:15 pm Early Spring Disease Updates and Prevention
Norm Lalancette PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Plant Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
6:30 pm Strawberry Production Updates
Peter Nitzsche, RCE of Morris County
6:45 pm Early Spring Tree Fruit Insect Updates
Anne Nielsen PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
7:00 pm WPS Updates
Pat Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, NJAES
7:15 pm Use of the NEWA Model and Equilifruit Disc for Early Apple Thinning
Megan Muehlbauer PhD, RCE of Hunterdon County
7:00 pm Adjourn
ANTICIPATED PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS
