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October 19, 2025

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

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, pesticide credits, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: , ,
October 17, 2025

Networks to Reduce Risk: Food Innovation Center on November 19

Register by November 12: https://go.rutgers.edu/n2sc89zn

 

Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Field, Forage & Livestock, Food Safety, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: , ,
October 16, 2025

Networks to Reduce Risk: Field Trip on November 1st

Register by October 25: https://go.rutgers.edu/4mipihj

 

Filed Under: Field, Forage & Livestock, Food Safety, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: , ,
October 7, 2025

Networks to Reduce Risk: Food Innovation Center on November 19

Register by November 12: https://go.rutgers.edu/n2sc89zn

 

Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Field, Forage & Livestock, Food Safety, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: , ,
October 6, 2025

Networks to Reduce Risk: Field Trip on November 1st

Register by October 25: https://go.rutgers.edu/4mipihj

 

Filed Under: Field, Forage & Livestock, Food Safety, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: , ,
September 30, 2025

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

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, pesticide credits, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: , ,