Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Things are ramping up, and we have some important updates on diseases in tomatoes and peppers.
Organic Farm Advisory
The Plant & Pest Advisory serves NJ growers by reporting on important pests and recommending responses that are grounded in reproducible trials.
Articles in this section contain information helpful to the NJ commercial organic grower.
Sharing organic practice trial results between land-grant universities is a cost effective way to create a common knowledge base built on the strengths of individual programs. In the sidebar, find institutions with programs in organic agriculture which augment knowledge developed at the Rutgers New Jersey Ag Experiment Station.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Field Guides: These concise guides help with decision making from pre-planting to harvest. For each crop listed, learn what pests to proactively look for as the season progresses, how to look for them, and when to take action.
May 22, 2026 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer
Vegetable IPM Update 5/22/26
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Here are the most recent pest and disease issues we’re seeing in various vegetable crops.
May 7, 2026 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer
Vegetable IPM Update 5/08/26
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! We hope everyone is doing alright despite the tough spring weather. In this post, we’ll discuss what we’ve been seeing as we’ve begun scouting cole crops and high tunnel tomatoes.
Tomato spotted wilt virus alert 5/1/2026
We have seen a couple scattered cases of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in Southern NJ greenhouses this spring. Be on the lookout for any tomato plants that seem abnormal [Read more…]
April 20, 2026 Ramandeep Kumar Sharma
SALEM COUNTY AGRONOMY TWILIGHT MEETING-1 (May 1, 2026)
SALEM COUNTY AGRONOMY TWILIGHT MEETING-1
Date & Time: May 1, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
(Program starts at 5:00 PM; please arrive a few minutes early)
Location: Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office, 51 Cheney Rd., Woodstown, NJ 08098
Registration:
Call: 856-769-0090
Email: molly.english@salemcountynj.gov
Credits Approved:
- CORE: Basic Safety and Handling: 02
- 1A: Agricultural Plant: 02
- 10: Demonstration & Research: 02
- PP2: Private Applicator: 02
Topics & Speakers:
- The 3R’s of Pesticide Use: Resistance, Rotation, and Regulation
Speaker: Janine Spies, Rutgers Cooperative Extension - The Endangered Species Act Changes to Pesticide Labels
Speaker: William J. Bamka, Rutgers Cooperative Extension - Nitrogen from Air to Soil using Sunlight
Speaker: Joseph R. Heckman, Rutgers University - Agronomist’s Field Guide to Drought Resilience
Speaker: Ramandeep Sharma, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
April 16, 2026 Kate Brown
Farm Safety Needs Assessment Closing May 1
The Rutgers Farm Health and Safety Working Group is conducting a survey to evaluate the priority needs of New Jersey farmers for training and resource development related to safety and health. As a New Jersey farmer, you are invited to complete this survey by Friday, May 1, 2026. Click here to access the survey and learn more. [Read more…]
