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Fruit Crops Edition

Seasonal updates on diseases, insects, weeds impacting tree fruit and small fruit (blueberry, cranberry, and wine grape). Fruit Pest Alerts are also available via this category feed.
 
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October 10, 2016

Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Dates

The NJ Dept. of Ag, Rutgers NJAES, Allied Recycling, and the Cumberland County Solid Waste Complex are offering October dates for free plastic pesticide container recycling disposal. These are offered to agricultural, professional, and commercial applicators holding a NJDEP Pesticide Applicators License. State, county and municipal government agencies may also participate.

Dates and locations are listed below. Questions? Contact:
Roberta C. Lang, New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Div. of Ag and Natural Resources, Phone: 609.292.2242
[Read more…]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Cranberry, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape
September 15, 2016

Ultra-Niche Crop Educational Sessions Offered

County Agent Peter Nitzsche displays strawberry crop.

County Agent Peter Nitzsche displays strawberry crop.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension is offering a series of workshops for new and beginning farmers. The series, sponsored by a grant from the USDA-NIFA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, is part of the Rutgers Ultra-Niche Crops Project. Ultra-Niche Crops are exceptionally high value crops that can be grown on small acreage. The program is geared towards anyone who is interested in making more money off less land. If you are a new or beginning farmer, or an experienced farmer interested in learning about niche crops, then join the mailing list for more information.

The first class on growing and marketing Plasticulture Strawberries will be held on September 28th. More details and registration are now available. To speak with the project director, contact County Agricultural and Resource Management Agent Jenny Carleo by email (ko at rutgers dot edu) or by phone at 609-465-5115 x607.

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Strawberry Tagged With:
September 14, 2016

Plasticulture Strawberries – Ultra Niche Crop Series

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Learn how to grow, market and sell plasticulture strawberries.  Production basics, food safety considerations, post harvest handling specifics, budgeting and buyer preferences.

September 28, 2016  5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at three locations:
– RCE of Somerset County, Bridgewater
– RCE of Cape May County, Cape May Court House
– Rutgers EcoComplex, Columbus

For more information call Jenny Carleo, Agricultural Agent at (609) 465-5115 or email Jennifer
Matthews at jmatthews@aesop.rutgers.edu
To register go to Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ultra-niche-crops-plasticulture-strawberries-tickets-26609094518
To join the mailing list for future classes go to The Ultra-Niche Crop Project

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit Tagged With: ,
August 30, 2016

Constriction Canker of Peach: Orchard Rehabilitation

Peach and nectarine orchards in New Jersey continue to sustain considerable shoot death and fruit loss from constriction canker, caused by the fungal plant pathogen Phomospis amygdali. Many of our research orchards at RAREC this season had an above average number of cankers. The majority of infections that took place last fall and this past spring have girdled the shoots, resulting in dead or blighted branches. Any fruit distal to the cankers on these shoots have already fallen off or remain attached, slowly drying up and shriveling. This yield loss directly impacts your bottom line.

Breaking the Disease Cycle

Cankers on infected shoots are the source of inoculum. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Tree Fruit Tagged With:
August 18, 2016

Fruit IPM for 8/18/16

 

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): Trap counts still show captures above the treatment threshold of 6/trap. Treatments are needed anywhere trap counts exceed 6 males per trap, even at this late stage of the season on any variety that is at least 7-10 days away from harvest. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , ,
July 28, 2016

Fruit IPM for 7/28/16

Peach:

Cat-facing Insects, Tarnished Plant Bug (TPB) and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB): BMSB traps show only very low levels of bugs. Where ground cover consists of numerous flowering weeds, TPB population is very high. Up to 37 adults and nymphs per 50 sweeps were seen this past week in northern counties. [Read more…]

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