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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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March 2, 2015

Early Season Tree Fruit Pest Control in 2015

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

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Filed Under: Tree Fruit
February 27, 2015

North Jersey Tree Fruit Meeting

Date: March 4, 2015
Time: 8:30 am – 4:45 pm
Location: Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Rt. 12, Bldg. #1, Flemington, NJ 08822

See flyers for details.
Registration
Agenda

Topics in Brief:

  • Update on Managed (Club) Varieties – J.Clements, UMass
  • NEWA Use with Malusim Carbohydrate Model for Apple Thinning – T.Robinson, Cornell
  • NEWA: Getting your machine, Getting data – P.Oudemans, Rutgers
  • Precision Orchard Mgmt – T.Robinson, Cornell
  • Precision Thinning with PGR’s – J.Clements, UMass; W.Cowgill, Rutgers
  • Fireblight & NEWA: Control in 2015 – D.Rosenberger, Cornell
  • Apple Scab & NEWA: Control in 2015 – D.Rosenberger, Cornell
  • Insect Models & NEWA: Reducing Insecticide Usage – D.Polk, Rutgers
  • Peach Blossom Blight: Biology, Control, Fungicide Resistance Mgmt – N.Lalancette, Rutgers
  • Apple Trees: Branching with PGR’s – W.Cowgill, Rutgers
  • Tree Fruit Spray Programs: With and Without BMSB Control – D.Polk, Rutgers
  • Pesticide Applicator Certification Review – P.Hastings, Rutgers
Filed Under: Tree Fruit
February 26, 2015

Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Dates

The NJ Dept. of Ag, Helena Chemical, Allied Recycling, and the Cumberland County Solid Waste Complex are offering 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
Division of Agricultural and Natural Resources
Phone: 609.292.2242
Fax: 609.633.7229
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Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Tree Fruit, Turf, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape
February 24, 2015

South Jersey Twilight Tree Fruit Meetings

Dates: April 7 and April 28, 2015
Time: 7 – 9PM
Location: Gloucester County Government Services Building
1200 N. Delsea Dr., Clayton, NJ 08312-1095

Commercial tree fruit growers are invited to discuss production, insect, and disease management issues with NJAES Specialists, Rutgers Cooperative Extension County Agents, and the Fruit IPM team.

NJDEP Pesticide Recertification Credits are offered: CORE (2 units), Private Applicator 1A (4 units), Commercial Applicator (4 units), and Category 10 (2 units).
View the programs for details.
Twilight Tree Fruit Meeting I (April 7, 2015)
Twilight Tree Fruit Meeting II (April 28, 2015)

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Tree Fruit
January 30, 2015

South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Meeting

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Time: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center
121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ

Pre-Registration: Required, by February 4th
Contact Karen Holton at holton@aesop.rutgers.edu
856-455-3100 x4104

Cost/person:  $15.00
Lunch: Included
Pesticide Credits: Awarded for Cat 10, 1A, Core, PP2
Program details: Norm Lalancette
856-455-3100 x4124

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Filed Under: Tree Fruit
January 13, 2015

Tree Fruit Meeting for Commercial Growers

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015   @  8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ

Pesticide Credits Awarded | Lunch will be Served | Program to Follow

For pre-registration contact: Karen Holton at holton@aesop.rutgers.edu or 856-455-3100 x4104
For program details contact: Norm Lalancette at 856-455-3100 x4124

The 2015 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, February 10 and will be held at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC), Bridgeton, NJ.

The meeting will consist of presentations on horticulture, entomology, weed science, and pathology of tree fruits during the morning, followed by an included lunch. An open discussion and question session on any aspect of tree fruit production is scheduled for after lunch. The full program will be published in the upcoming weeks.

Pre-registration is required and a fee will be charged to cover the cost of morning coffee/pastries and lunch.

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Filed Under: Tree Fruit