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Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Route 12, Bldg. #1
Flemington, New Jersey 08822
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Program and registration details forthcoming
Cape May County RCE will host a presentation for farmers, “Business Succession Planning for Farmers,” from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The free program will take place at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, 355 Court House – South Dennis Road, CMCH, NJ 08210.
The presenter will be Keith Dickinson, CFP®, CAC, Business Consultant, Certified Financial PlannerTM, Certified Agricultural Consultant with Farm Credit East.
The informational talk will explain how you can transition your farm business to the next generation without unnecessary problems and worry, what will happen to your farm when you die, and how to avoid the fights and problems that commonly occur when family farms transition.
To register go to: https://go.rutgers.edu/1ivomziz. For more information, please call (609) 465-5115, ext. 3601 or email capemayag@njaes.rutgers.edu.
Monmouth County Agricultural Building
4000 Kozloski Rd. Freehold , NJ 07728
Pesticide Recertification Credits: Core (2), PP2(6), 1A (6), 10 (6)
Registration: $30 (includes coffee, light refreshments in the morning and lunch)
To register, contact Cathy VanBenschoten at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County Office
732-431-7260 or email at Catherine.VanBenschoten@co.monmouth.nj.us
Click the link below for the full registration form:
There is no online registration. This event is cash, check or purchase order only.
Make checks payable to: Rutgers, the State University of NJ
Mail to: Cathy VanBenschoten
4000 Kozloski Road
Freehold, NJ 07728
This annual event is brought to you by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington, Ocean & Somerset Counties. Seminar topics will benefit those who are involved in commercial production of vegetables and specialty crops.
Agenda
8:30 Registration
9:00 Pesticide Safety for Applicators and Handlers – George Hamilton, Ph.D., Specialist in Pest Management
10:00 Updates on Vegetable Disease Control – Kris Holmstrom, IPM Program Associate in Vegetables
11:00 Break
11:15 Updates from the Vegetable IPM Program – Kris Holmstrom, IPM Program Associate in Vegetables
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Industry and Service Provider Updates – FSA, NRCS, Grown in Monmouth, Tri-County Co-op, NJ Vegetable Growers Association
2:00 NJAES Strawberry Production and Breeding Program – William Hlubik, Agriculture Agent – RCE Middlesex County
2:30 Food Safety and NJ Cottage Food Law – Meredith Melendez, Agriculture Agent – RCE Mercer County
3:00 What You Need to Know About the Manure Link Program – Sandra Howland, Research Scientist NJ Dept. of Agriculture
3:30 Effective Weed Management in Vegetable Crops – Thierry Besancon, Ph.D., Specialist in Weed Science
4:00 Course Evaluation, Pesticide Credits
