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March 20, 2019

2019 North Jersey Commercial Fruit Grower Twilight Meeting Series Part I

Twilight Meeting I

April 4, 2019

4:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Light Dinner provided from 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Hosted by: Stony Hill Farms

193 Parker Road

Long Valley, NJ 07853

 

Registration is free, however please RSVP by Tuesday April 2 with Kim Fry at (908)788-1339

Program will include a tour of Stony Hill Farms, along with discussion on a number of tree and small fruit production issues including scale and plum curculio management, Spotted Lanternfly, early season disease control, and thinning strategies, as well as an overview of irrigation, and frost protection in the orchard.

Speakers from Rutgers Cooperative Extension will include:

Megan Muehlbauer PhD, Agricultural and Natural Resource Agent, Hunterdon County

Hemant Gohil PhD, Agricultural and Natural Resource Agent, Gloucester County

Clement Akotsen-Mensah PhD, Post Doctoral Researcher

Norm Lalancette PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Plant Pathology

Anne Nielsen PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology

Dean Polk, State Wide Fruit IPM Agent

Peter Nitzsche, Agricultural and Natural Resource Agent, Morris County

Guest Speaker on Spotted Lanternfly Updates TBA

NJDEP PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS ARE ANTICIPATED

Megan Muehlbauer

Agricultural and Natural Resource Agent III, Hunterdon County

Cooperating Agencies: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and County Boards of Chosen Freeholders, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, is an equal opportunity program provider and employer.

Filed Under: Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit
March 14, 2019

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – I

When: March 27 @ 7 PM

Where: Gloucester County Extension Office, 1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312

7:00 PM: Welcome Remarks and Updates.

Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Agricultural Agent, Rutgers NJAES

Comprehensive Understanding of Spotted Lantern Fly in Orchard Crops

Heather Leach, Spotted Lantern Fly Extension Associate, Penn State University.                                                                                             Invited Speaker, Heather leach is specialist on Spotted Lanternfly (SLF). She will speak on the comprehensive understanding of  SLF  priorities from every perspective and provide latest information on biology, behavior and effective management techniques.

Pesticide Record Keeping Update. 

George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers NJAES

Food Safety Issues Related to Tree Fruit Production.

Wes Kline, Cumberland County Agriculture Agent, Rutgers NJAES

Management of Scale Insect in Peach

Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist, Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES

Early Season Disease Control

Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist, Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES

Scouting Observations and IPM of Early Season Pests

Dave Schmitt and Dean Polk, State-wide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES

9:30 PM Pesticide re-certification credits application and Adjourn

Light fare will be provided. Please call Joan Medany jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030 if you are planning to attend.

This site is accessible to the physically impaired. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at 856-224-8029 prior to the meeting.

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , , , ,
March 11, 2019

Early Season Tree Fruit Pest Control in 2019

  • Dormant season oil sprays
  • Dormant season copper sprays
  • Dormant season urea sprays

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Filed Under: Tree Fruit
March 1, 2019

Atlantic-Cape Community College Offers DRONE DAY – A Learning Symposium

Covering Public Safety, Engineering and Agriculture
in collaboration with RCE Specialists & Agents
Friday, May 31 – 9am-1pm
Mays Landing campus Student Center
Register at atlanticcapedroneday.eventbrite.com

Drone Day poster

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Disease Forecasting, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops
February 27, 2019

Register Now for the North Jersey Commercial Vegetable and Fruit Grower Meetings

North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Growers Meeting

February 28, 2019

North Jersey Commercial Fruit Growers Meeting

March 7, 2019

Hunterdon County Complex

314 State Rt. 12, Building #1

Flemington, NJ 08822

For registration and program details contact Cynthia Triolo at 973-285-8306 or ctriolo@co.morris.nj.us

Filed Under: Fruit, Organic Production, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops
February 26, 2019

Ag Special Use Permits on State Owned Land – Bidding Open Until 3pm, Friday March 1.

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection is putting out to bid Agriculture Special Use Permits on land owned by the Department and managed by the Division of Fish and Wildlife. The Special Use Permits (SUP) will afford more farmers access to agricultural opportunities on State lands. For generations, the Department has worked closely with farmers to the mutual benefit of agriculture, our natural resources, and our resource users.

The bids are open to all interested farmers. Bids must be received by 3:00 p.m. Friday, March 1, 2019.

For information about individual farm parcels and submitting a bid, visit the SUP Bid Forms and Information Packets page.

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Vegetable Crops