May 31st @ 5 – 7 pm Summit City Orchards: 500 University Blvd. Glassboro, NJ 08028 Pesticide credits applied Category: 1A, PP2, 10 4:45 pm Gather at the Parking lot of the Summit City Winery (above address) 5:00 pm Peach Fruit Thinning - Physiology and Methods Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist, Pomology, Rutgers NJAES. Demonstration of the Peach Fruit Thinning Using the Machine Richard Bannister and Eli Bannister, Richard’s Station. Field Observations from the IPM Program Dave Schmitt, Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES Summer Disease Control Measures in Orchards Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist, Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES 7:00 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. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029 prior to the meeting.
May 23, 2023 Hemant Gohil
South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – II
May 17, 2023 Tim Waller
Application for Cost-Share Grant Funding for Installation of Deer Fencing on UNPRESERVED Farmland – Out NOW
“The NJDA Deer Fencing Program makes cost-sharing funding available for the installation of deer fencing on unpreserved farms. The program is conducted in accordance with N.J.S.A 4:40-6.1.”
Please click here for the full application, eligibility, and other important information
Timing is important if considering this program. NJDA began accepting applications on 5/15/23.
April 25, 2023 Megan Muehlbauer
SAVE THE DATES! North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meetings
SAVE THE DATES!
North Jersey Tree Fruit and Vegetable Twilight Meeting
May 3, 2023
Melicks Town Farm
19 King Street
Oldwick, New Jersey 08858
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
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North Jersey Tree Fruit and Vegetable Twilight Meeting
June 7, 2023
Terhune Orchards
330 Cold Soil Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Program and registration details forthcoming
Questions? Please contact: Kim Crommelin (Hunterdon County Cooperative Extension) at 908-788-1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us
April 24, 2023 Hemant Gohil
South Jersey Wine Grape Twilight Meeting
May 11 (Thu) 4:15 pm Auburn Road Vineyards and Winery 117 Sharptown-Auburn Rd, Pilesgrove, NJ 08098
Pesticide Credits Approved: CORE (1); PP2 (5); 1A (5); 10 (4)
4:30 pm Welcome Remarks and Updates and Social Bird Management – Demonstrations and Interactive session on challenges and successes in bird control Aaron T. Guikema, State Director, USDA – APHIS Wildlife services Potassium Fertilizer Chemistry for Wine Grape Joseph Heckman, Extension Specialist in Soil Fertility, Rutgers NJAES. 2023 Recommendations for Wine Grape Disease Management Peter Oudemans, Extension Specialist, Small Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES Brief Overview of Alternative Options to Paraquat for Postemergence Weed Control. Thierry Besancon, Extension Specialist, Weed Science, Rutgers NJAES Early Season Field Observations from the IPM Program Dave Schmitt, IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES. Spotted Lantern Fly and Other Vineyard Insects Management Anne Nielsen, Tree Fruit Entomologist, Rutgers NJAES 7:30 pm Pesticide re-certification credits Light fare will be provided. Please email Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030 if you are planning to attend. This site is accessible to the physically impaired. For the additional assistance, please contact Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029 before the meeting.
April 12, 2023 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
National Survey on Spotted-Wing Drosophila
Dear Berry Growers:
You have been identified as a berry grower whose perspectives matter in helping to shape the future of the industry. We request your participation to complete an online survey to determine the impact of USDA funded projects conducted by land-grant university faculty on the sustainable management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila (SWD).
Over the past 15 years, SWD has negatively impacted the U.S. berry and cherry industry, which has led to rejection of crops and significant losses on the farm. A group of highly committed researchers has been engaged in a multi-state initiative to develop and test different control practices for SWD. Some of the products are commercially available, while others are awaiting approval.
This survey seeks to determine your level of awareness and adoption of these new techniques, and to capture your experiences with the new technologies introduced by the research team.
To complete the survey, please click on the link Online Survey Software | Qualtrics Survey Solutions
https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9B5kHcjLIRgW9gO
Also, please forward this letter to others in your community who have mitigated SWD to increase our data pool.
This study is being conducted by a professional evaluation team from the University of Florida, Mr. Damilola Ajayi and Dr. Kay Kelsey, on behalf of Drs. Ashfaq Sial, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Hannah Burrack, Hannah Levenson, Vaughn Walton, Frank Zalom, Elizabeth Beers, Greg Loeb, Kent Daane, Philip Fanning, and Kim Hoelmer representing University of Georgia, Rutgers University, Michigan State University, North Carolina State University, Oregon State University, University of California-Davis, Washington State University, Cornell University, University of California Berkeley, University of Maine, and the United States Department of Agriculture.
This study was reviewed and approved by the University of Florida Institutional Review Board for the protection of human subjects (IRB# 202300289). In case you have any questions, please contact Damilola Ajayi, 706-588-2697, d.ajayi@ufl.edu or Kay Kelsey, 706-247-2492, kathleen.kelsey@ufl.edu
Sincerely,
Damilola Ajayi, Graduate Assistant, UF|IFAS.
Kay Kelsey, Professor, UF|IFAS.
April 10, 2023 Hemant Gohil
NJ Department of Environmental Protection Issues Burn Permit for Frost Protection – Through April 14
(TRENTON) – With the state expected to experience colder spring temperatures, the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed with NJ Dept of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher’s request to allow farmers to do controlled open burning or use specialized torches known as smudge pots to protect crops from damage beginning Friday, April 7, through Friday, April 14.
These cold events could adversely affect some of the fruit, vegetable, and floriculture crops.
Note: The NJDEP and New Jersey Forest Fire Service caution all farmers and agriculture businesses with respect to the use of open burning in high wind velocity conditions. Please take note that farmers are encouraged to utilize smudge pots is warming as necessary during higher wind conditions. Use of open burning when wind velocity is greater than 5mph is strictly prohibited, may contribute to wildfire risk, and can carry significant penalties. [Read more…]
