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The NJ Soybean Board (check-off program) is again sponsoring a Statewide Soybean Producers meeting at the Rutgers Ecocomplex from 9am to 3pm on February 13, 2013. Topics will include marketing, drying and storage, pest control updates (pesticide credits are being applied for) and other important topics.
You can register free by calling 609-585-6871 which will also entitle you to a free breakfast and lunch.
State Pesticide Applicator and Dealer Certification exams are administered by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program (PCP).
Find information about exam prerequisites and application on the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Pest Management Office website. The complete exam application must be received by the PCP at least 14 days before exam dates chosen. Any application received after the 14 day time frame will be scheduled based on the 2nd and 3rd exam site choices; if all exam dates are after the 14 day time frame, the exam will be scheduled in the following month.
Certification Exam Schedule for 2013 [Read more…]
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REMINDER! Tomorrow January 15 production and acerage reports are due for Apple, Peach, Blueberry and Cranberry policies if you have any questions please call your crop insurance agent or our toll free number at 1-800-308-2449
Source: NJ Crop Insurance Education
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Check out this great article about crop insurance!
Source: NJ Crop Insurance Education
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If you experienced any damage to your crop due to weather related causes of loss from the recent hurricane please notify your crop insurance agent within 72 hours of the initial discovery of damage and leave representative samples in the field intact until an adjuster has had a chance to see them.
Source: NJ Crop Insurance Education
Although we were not hit as hard by the drought as other states, there is some evidence of diseases coming in on some ear tips from those fields that were significantly effected by the drought and are still awaiting harvest . The Plant Management Network, publisher of the Focus on Corn webcast resource, is re-opening two webcasts through December 31, 2012: “Ear and Kernel Mold Biology and Management” by Dr. Charles Woloshuk at Purdue University and “Corn Storage” by Dr. Ken Hellevang at North Dakota State University. [Read more…]
