April 20, 2018

North Jersey Fruit Twilight Meeting May 3, 2018

Sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County

Date: May 3, 2018

Location: Donaldson Farms

358 Allen Road

Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Light Dinner for those who RSVP by May 1, 2018 to (908) 788-1339

Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

5:00 pm Welcome/Introduction to Greg Donaldson and Donaldson Farms
Megan Muehlbauer PhD, RCE of Hunterdon County

5:05 pm Farm Tour – Tour will include high density apple planting, mature peach planting, strawberry planting and a brief overview of Greg’s extensive agro tourism operation

5:50 pm Mechanized Hand Held Peach Blossom and Fruit Thinning
Hemant Gohil PhD, RCE of Gloucester

6:00 pm Early Spring Updates from the Rutgers IPM Program
Dean Polk, State Wide IPM, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

6:15 pm Early Spring Disease Updates and Prevention
Norm Lalancette PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Plant Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

6:30 pm Strawberry Production Updates
Peter Nitzsche, RCE of Morris County

6:45 pm Early Spring Tree Fruit Insect Updates
Anne Nielsen PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

7:00 pm WPS Updates
Pat Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, NJAES

7:15 pm Use of the NEWA Model and Equilifruit Disc for Early Apple Thinning
Megan Muehlbauer PhD, RCE of Hunterdon County

7:00 pm Adjourn

ANTICIPATED PESTICIDE RECERTIFICATION CREDITS

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit
March 16, 2018

Save the Date

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – I

5 – 7:30 pm, April 4

@ Gloucester County Extension Office, 1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312

Detailed program flyer available at:  South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight – I

Pesticide re-certification credits – CORE (2), 1A (4), PP2 (4) and 10 (4)

Light fare will be provided. Please call Joan Medany jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-307-6450 ex.1 if you are planning to attend.

For any question contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at 856-307-6450 Ext 1 prior to the meeting.

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: , ,
February 5, 2018

South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Meeting

2018 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Meeting Program

Date: February 15, 2018 (8:00 am – 2:00 pm)

Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ

Pre-Registration: Required, by February 11th, contact: Susan Bradbury (bradbury@njaes.rutgers.edu)

(856) 455-3100 x4101 or Karen Holton (holton@njaes.rutgers.edu) (856) 455-3100 x4104

Cost / person: $15.00 (checks preferred, made out to Rutgers University), lunch Included

Pesticide Credits Category: Core (2); 10 (6); 1A (07); 3A (07); 3B (01); & PP2 (07). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , ,
February 1, 2018

South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Meeting

2018 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Meeting Program

Date: February 15, 2018 (8:00 am – 2:00 pm)

Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ

Pre-Registration: Required, by February 11th, contact: Susan Bradbury (bradbury@njaes.rutgers.edu)

(856) 455-3100 x4101 or Karen Holton (holton@njaes.rutgers.edu) (856) 455-3100 x4104

Cost / person: $15.00 (checks preferred, made out to Rutgers University), lunch Included

Pesticide Credits Category: Core (2); 10 (6); 1A (07); 3A (07); 3B (01); & PP2 (07). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit Tagged With: , , ,
January 8, 2018

Save the Date – 2018 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Meeting

Dear Growers,

The 2018 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Meeting has been scheduled for February 15. The meeting will be held at, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton NJ.

The meeting will consist of presentations on the horticulture, entomology, and pathology of tree fruits during the morning, followed by an included 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.

Pesticide Credits Category: Core (2); 10 (6); 1A (07); 3A (07); 3B (01); & PP2 (07)

For registration call or email:

Susan Bradbury at bradbury@aesop.rutgers.edu or (856) 455-3100 x 4101 or

Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or (856) 307-6450 x1

For program details contact: Hemant Gohil at 856-418-6538 or email at gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu

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August 2, 2017

Delayed Harvest and Extended Storage of ‘Gloria’ Peaches.

‘Gloria’ is a large, yellow-fleshed, freestone, non-melting peach that ripens around mid-August. This late blooming variety, developed by Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is unique because of its very attractive color, low acidity, distinctive flavor, and very firm flesh. Previously we saw that letting ‘Gloria’ hang longer lets fruit get sweeter and larger. Firm flesh allows for relatively longer hang time on the tree after fruit has reached commercial maturity, providing greater flexibility in harvest scheduling and shipping to growers as well as buyers. We have estimated how long it is safe to let ‘Gloria’ fruit remain on the tree and in cold storage without affecting fruit quality. Studies in two orchards in Southern NJ indicated that; [Read more…]

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