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April 30, 2023

North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting I

North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting I

May 3, 2023

5:00 PM-7:30 PM

Melicks Town Farm
19 King Street Oldwick, New Jersey 08858

5:00 PM – Registration / Light Refreshments

5:15 PM –Begin to load into wagons for the farm tour and educational talks

5:20 PM –Updates from the Blueberry and Tree Fruit IPM program

Carrie Manuse, Agriculture and Natural Resources Sr. Program Coordinator
Kaitlin Quinn, North Jersey Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of
Hunterdon County

5:40 PM –Apple Fruit Rots

Norm Lalancette PhD, Associate Specialist in Tree Fruit Plant Pathology Rutgers NJAES

6:10 PM –Vegetable Insect Pest and Disease Updates

Kris Holmstrom, IPM Program Associate, Vegetable

6:30 PM – Pesticide Safety, and Compliance

Patricia Hastings, Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator for Rutgers NJAES

The following pesticide credits will be awarded

2 CORE   2 CAT 1A   3 CAT 10   2 CAT PP2

Please RSVP to Kim Crommelin at 908.788.1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us by May 2, 2023

Filed Under: Blueberry, Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, pesticide credits, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops
April 24, 2023

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.
Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Fruit, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape Tagged With:
April 18, 2023

Your Input Needed on Preharvest Water use in Produce

Do you irrigate produce?Survey link
Have questions about Subpart E or agricultural water?

The On-Farm Food Safety Team is involved in a national survey to find out:

  • Does the produce industry understand the rule?
  • What areas of the rule are still unclear to the industry.
  • How preharvest water is used and treated on farms across the U.S.

This survey will help us get a better understanding of what you know and how extension educators can assist the industry. Please take a few minutes and fill out the survey by clicking on the image to the right.

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Food Safety, Fruit, Organic Production, Vegetable Crops
April 13, 2023

EPA Establishes First Pesticide Tolerance for Hemp

[EPA Pesticide Update posted April 13, 2023]. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established the first pesticide tolerance for hemp. This tolerance is for the pesticide ethalfluralin. After a robust human health risk assessment, on April 10th, EPA issued a final tolerance rule that established the maximum amount of ethalfluralin residues allowed to remain in or on hemp […]
Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops
April 10, 2023

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…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Commercial Ag Updates, Cranberry, Fruit, Nursery, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,
April 7, 2023

NJ Department of Agriculture 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 NJDA 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 today, 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…]

Filed Under: Nursery, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , , , , ,