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July 28, 2021

Chardonnay Wine Tasting and Evaluations Workshop

Wine Tasting and Evaluation of Chardonnay from New Jersey Wineries

August 18th (Wed): 9 am – Noon

@ William Heritage Winery, 480 Mullica Hill Road Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

Participants or Winemakers will be invited to bring their own wine release. Each wine tasting will be followed by discussions on harvest parameters, fermentation methods, materials and techniques, etc. Please read the recap of the past Chardonnay workshop at  https://njvines.rutgers.edu/chardonnay-tasting-workshop-recap/ to get an idea of overview of the program.

Pre-registration Required: Registration is $30 for each attendee. Space is limited to 35 participants.

RSVP to Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or 856-224-8030. Checks can be made payable to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

If you have any question, please contact program organizer, Hemant Gohil at gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu

Program Coordinators: Hemant Gohil, Gary Pavlis, Megan Muehlbauer, and Daniel Ward.

Sponsored by the New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
July 27, 2021

Fruit IPM For 7/28/21

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth: The timing for third brood control is outlined below. In general, most populations are low and not causing problems.

 

OFM 3rd Generation Timing
    Insecticide Type
County/Region Degree Days by  7/27 base 45 Conventional

2100-2200, 2450-2500

 Diamide

2025-2150, 2375-2450
Gloucester – Southern 2436 1st – past

2nd – 7/27-7/30

 1st – past

2nd – 7/25-7/27
Hunterdon – Northern 2217

 

 1st – 7/23-26

2nd – 8/4-8/6

 1st – 7/21-25

2nd – 8/3-8/5

  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
July 20, 2021

Fruit IPM for 7/21/21

Apple:

San Jose Scale (SJS): Some damage is being seen in northern county orchards where nymphs are active. Now is the time to the nymphal stage if you have problem populations. High volume applications are required for control since all twigs and surface areas where nymphs are active need to be covered. Esteem, Centaur, Venerate and Diazinon are choices for control. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
July 12, 2021

Fruit IPM For 7/13/21

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth: Some southern county orchards are exceeding the 8 moth per trap threshold this week. This is because trap counts and degree day accumulations indicate the start of the 3rd generation flight. These adults are starting to mate and lay eggs, which will hatch and produce the next brood. Therefor we are near the third brood insecticide timing. Please see table below: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit
July 12, 2021

Grape Camp – South Jersey (July 27) and North Jersey (Aug 4)

Please use the below links for the program details for the South Jersey and North Jersey Grape Camp. Pesticide credits will be provided, however please register at the contact given below.

SOUTH JERSEY GRAPE CAMP

Tuesday, July 27 @ 4:30 PM

Rutgers Agriculture Research and Extension Center: 121 Northville Rd, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

Program details available at: https://go.rutgers.edu/wfr6vix

Registration: Please call Joan Medany jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030 if you are planning to attend. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029. Light fare will be provided.

NORTH JERSEY GRAPE CAMP

Wednesday, August 4th @ 4:30 PM

Alba Vineyard: 269 County Rd 627, Milford, NJ 08848

Program details available at: https://go.rutgers.edu/xh5onog3

Registration: Contact Kim Crommelin at 908-788-1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Megan Muehlbauer muehlbauer@njaes.rutgers.edu. Light fare will be provided.

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Uncategorized, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , , , , ,
July 8, 2021

Fruit IPM for 07/08/21

Blueberries:           

Blueberry Maggot (BBM): No blueberry maggot adults were found last week. However, the first fly was caught on Tuesday July 6 in Hammonton. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape