There’s still time to register to the field trip to the Rutgers Food Innovation Center on November 19!
Register at: https://go.rutgers.edu/n2sc89zn
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Two-day online Food Safety Modernization Act: Produce Safety Rule Training: December 9 and 10
The PSA Grower Training Course is one way to satisfy the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement outlined in § 112.22(c) that requires ‘At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm must have successfully completed food safety training at least equivalent to that received under a standardized curriculum recognized as adequate by the Food and Drug Administration.’
You’ll need to attend both days to receive a certificate, and you must always have a camera on during the training according to the Produce Safety Alliance Online Training Policies.
For more information and to sign up go to: Our Trainings – Rutgers On-Farm Food Safety [onfarmfoodsafety.rutgers.edu] Registration closes November 14th.
Not sure if your farm falls under the Produce Safety Rule: Take this survey to find out: https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4IagP1mbPyrp42N [rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com]
November 5, 2025 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Survey on Producer/Farmer Values
You are invited to participate in a research study about farmers and their values. The study is titled: “Social values and sustainability outcomes: Measuring social processes in agriculture” by the Food Systems Research Institute at the University of Vermont. We seek to better understand what values motivate farmers, and how much they are able to make decisions that reflect those values. Your participation is completely voluntary, and your responses will be kept confidential. Completing the survey should take about 30 minutes. At the end, you will be compensated with a $50 gift card for your time. Thank you for your assistance in completing it!
Survey link
October 30, 2025 Kate Brown
Workshops on Taxes, Estate, and Succession Planning
The NJ Department of Agriculture, State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) has two upcoming workshops on ‘Taxes, Estate, and Succession Planning’ as they relate to farmland preservation. These in-person workshops are best suited for farmers, farm owners, and their professional advisors. This is not a series – select the workshop location closest to you. [Read more…]
October 27, 2025 Michelle Infante-Casella
South Jersey Farmers – Stop the Bleed Training – February 2, 2026
STOP THE BLEED TRAINING
FOR FARMERS AND THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY
REGISTRATION REQUIRED – NO COST
REGISTER USING THIS LINK OR QR CODE:
https://go.rutgers.edu/stopthebleed
DATE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026 TIME: 9:00AM
LOCATION: GLOUCESTER COUNTY OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES
1200 N. DELSEA DR., CLAYTON, NJ
Rutgers Cooperative Extension’ Farm Health and Safety Team has partnered with the Gloucester County Emergency Services to provide “Stop the Bleed” training for the farming community.
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the life-saving skills of pressure application, wound packing, and use of tourniquets. The first 25 registrants will also receive a complementary bleeding control kit.
Space is limited, register today.
If you have questions contact Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County 856-224-8040 ext. 1 or email minfante@njaes.rutgers.edu
Rutgers Farm Health and Safety Team:
Agricultural Agents: Kate Brown, Michelle Infante-Casella, William Bamka, and Stephen Komar
October 19, 2025 Claudia Gil Arroyo
Farming Twilight Meeting – October 23
October Farming Twilight Meeting
October 23, 2025
5:00PM – 7:30 PM
Location:
Rea’s Farm Market
400 Stevens Street
West Cape May NJ 08204
Program
4:30 PM – Registration / Light Refreshments
5:00 PM – Welcome – Claudia Gil Arroyo, Cape May County Agent III; Rutgers NJAES
5:10 PM – Using Data to Drive Sales
Claudia Gil Arroyo, Cape May County Agent III; Rutgers NJAES
5:45 PM – IPM: Identifying Thrips & Tomato Spotted Wilted Virus (TSWV)
Maria Cramer, Senior Program Coordinator Vegetable IPM, Rutgers NJAES
6:20 PM – IPM Program Implementation in Ornamental Crops
Timothy Waller, Cumber County Agent III, Nursery; Rutgers NJAES
6:55 PM – What I’ve learned about blueberry growing over the past 40 years
Gary Pavlis, Atlantic County CEDH & County Agent II; Rutgers NJAES
Light refreshments will be served.
The following pesticide recertification credits will be awarded: 1A (2 units), 3A (1 unit), 10 (3 units), PP2 (3 units)
Please RSVP by October 20, 2025:
Jocelyn Shillingford 609-465-5115 ext. 3607 or capemayag@njaes.rutgers.edu
