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Vegetable IPM Update 5/19/21

Sweet Corn

The black light trap network in New Jersey is now operational.  To date, one corn earworm (CEW) at Green Creek (Cape May County), and several European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured.  As numbers increase, look for population maps of ECB, CEW, brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and CEW catches from pheromone traps in this weekly publication.  The resulting full-state maps will include interpretive information.

The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 5/19/21 are as follows:

Centerton   1 Jones Island   1
Clinton   1 Woodstown   1

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Letter from Secretary Fisher Regarding Governor’s Executive Order #241 Eliminating Requirement for Masks in Outdoor Spaces

On May 12, NJ Governor Murphy signed Executive Order #241 eliminating the requirement for wearing masks in outdoor spaces taking effect immediately. Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher has summarized the changes that may impact agriculture operations. The full text of his letter can be read in this attached file.

3rd Agritourism Webinar: Visitor Incidents and Media Communication

Kids riding in a tractorRutgers Cooperative Extension is working with other extension professionals in the northeastern states to deliver weekly, one-hour webinar programming for agritourism and on-farm direct market operators. The 3rd session will focus on what to do in the event of an confrontation, accident, or injury, and how to communicate with the media in a crisis. Registration is being handled through the University of Vermont. See information below to join the webinars. There are separate registrations for each event. 

Session 3: What to Do when Something Goes Wrong, Incident Response and Media Relations, When: May 18, 2021 7:00-8:00 PM Eastern Time. Presenters: Bill Bamka, Stephen Komar, Bill Hlubik, Rutgers Cooperative Extension – Register HERE

Session 4: Liability Insurance, When: May 25, 2021 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern Time. Presenter will be an insurance agent from VT:  – Register HERE

Recorded past sessions will be posted to this website if you missed any sessions: https://www.uvm.edu/extension/vtagritourism/safety-and-liability-farms-during-covid-19

To request a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Christi Sherlock at 802-476-2003 or Christi.Sherlock@uvm.edu for assistance.

Letter from Secretary Fisher Regarding Governor’s Executive Order #239 Easing of COVID-19 Restrictions

On May 12, NJ Governor Murphy signed Executive Order #239 regarding the easing of COVID-19 restrictions which will become effective on May 19. Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher has summarized the changes that may impact agriculture operations. The full text of his letter can be read in this attached file.

Vegetable IPM Update 5/12/21

Sweet Corn

IPM Program personnel have re-established the black light trap network in New Jersey.  With very cool evening temperatures, no corn earworm (CEW) and very few European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured.  As numbers increase, look for population maps of ECB, CEW, brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and CEW catches from pheromone traps in this weekly publication.  The resulting full-state maps will include interpretive information.

The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 5/12/21 are as follows:

Jones Island   1

Milltown   1

Woodstown   1

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Recordings of Webinar – Ask the Expert: Orchard Soil Fertility and Tree Nutiriton

Please use below links for the audio and video recordings of Webinar – Ask the Expert Series -V held on May 5th. The recording includes lively discussion on various aspects of orchard soil fertility and plant nutrition, including Q &A from growers, with, Dr. Robert Crassweller from PSU; and Dr. Joseph Heckman, Dr. Megan Muehlbauer and Dr. Hemant Gohil from Rutgers NJAES. Some of the information is also applicable to other crops. [Read more…]