The Rutgers Farm Health and Safety Working Group is conducting a survey to evaluate the priority needs of New Jersey farmers for training and resource development related to safety and health. As a New Jersey farmer, you are invited to complete this survey. Click here to access the survey and learn more. [Read more…]
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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February 12, 2026 Janine Spies
SAVE THE DATE: Sprayer Equipment Calibration Workshops for Specialty Crop Growers March 24 & 25
North Jersey Equipment Calibration Grower Meeting
March 24, 2026
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Clifford E. & Melda C. Snyder Research & Extension Farm
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
140 Locust Grove Road
Pittstown, NJ
South Jersey Equipment Calibration Grower Meeting
March 25, 2026
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center
121 Northville Road
Bridgeton, NJ
Agenda, Registration and Pesticide Credits will be announced shortly.
February 2, 2026 Kate Brown
RU-N Seeks to Buy Produce, Dairy, Meat, and Eggs from Female Farmers
Rutgers-Newark (RU-N) seeks to purchase fruits, vegetables, dairy, eggs, and meat from women-owned farms in New Jersey. Pick-up is available and all women-owned/operated farms located in NJ are eligible. The deadline is almost here! Interested farmers are asked to complete the interest form by Wednesday, February 4, 2026. [Read more…]
January 29, 2026 Megan Muehlbauer
SAVE THE DATE: North Jersey Commercial Vegetable & Fruit Growers Meetings
NORTH JERSEY COMMERCIAL
VEGETABLE GROWERS MEETING
February 25, 2026
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Rt. 12, Building #1
Flemington, NJ
NORTH JERSEY COMMERCIAL
FRUIT GROWERS MEETING
March 4, 2026
8:30 am – 3:30 pm
Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Rt. 12, Building #1
Flemington, NJ
Program Details and Pesticide Credits are Forthcoming
January 20, 2026 Salvatore Mangiafico
Salem County Pesticide Safety Meeting – Pesticide Credits Available – February 20, 2026 – Woodstown
Salem County Pesticide Safety Meeting
February 20, 2026
51 Cheney Rd., Woodstown, NJ
To register for morning, afternoon, or both
856-769-0090
molly.english@salemcountynj.gov
| Morning Session: 9 am – Noon. Credits: | CORE: 01 | 1A: 02 | 1B: 01 | 10: 03 | PP2: 02 | | |
| Farmland Preservation in Salem County | State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) staff |
| Pesticide Safety, Storage, Labels, Application | Raman Sharma, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
| Disease Control in Vegetable Crops | Andy Wyenandt, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
| Early Season Pest Management in No-till Corn | Maria Cramer, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
| Animal Agricultural Pest Control | Hassan Warriach, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
| USDA Program Updates | USDA – NRCS / FSA staff |
| Afternoon Session: 1 pm – 4:30 pm. Credits: | 1A: 03 | 10: 03 | PP2: 03 | | |
| Weed Control in Pastures and Forages | Matthew Elmore, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
| Corn Fertility for Yield and Quality | Raman Sharma, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
| Commodity Market Outlook | Nathaniel Bruce, Delaware Cooperative Extension |
| Agricultural Safety and Emergency Response | Robert DiGregorio, Salem County Sheriff Office |
| Agrivoltaics | Dan Ward, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
| Forage Quality of Hay and Silage | Tess Stahl, Rutgers Cooperative Extension |
January 20, 2026 Salvatore Mangiafico
H2A Farm Labor Meeting – February 2, 2026 – Upper Deerfield, Cumberland County
Learn about H2A, the federal farm labor program.
Insights about costs, legal considerations, and practical matters, from experts, growers, and NJ Farm Bureau.
February 2nd, 2026
121 Northville Road
Bridgeton, New Jersey 08302
The Event is provided free of charge, but you must RSVP
Lunch and refreshments will be provided
To register, please contact Karen Adams:
adams@udel.edu
302-831-3328
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Check-in / Registration | |
| 10:00 – 10:10 | Welcome | |
| 10:10 – 10:55 | Real Cost of H2A Workers | Nate Bruce, University of Delaware |
| 10:55 – 12:00 | Legal Aspects of the H2A Process | Brandon Davis, Phelps Dunbar LLP Paul Goeringer, University of Maryland |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Lunch | |
| 12:45 – 1:10 | New Jersey Considerations for H2A Workers | Ben Casella, New Jersey Farm Bureau |
| 1:10 – 1:30 | Experiences with the H2A Program and Q&A | Henry Bennett, Bennett Orchards |
| 1:30 – 1:45 | Evaluations |
Speakers, times, and availabilities subject to change.
This work is supported by the Northeast Extension Risk Management project award no. 2024-70027-42540, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
This event is brought to you jointly by the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension, a service of the UD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and University of Maryland Cooperative Extension, a service of the UMD College of Agriculture and Natural Resources — both are land-grant institutions and are equal opportunity providers. If you have special needs that need to be accommodated, please contact the office two weeks prior to the event.
