Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Read more for the latest pest and disease updates.
August 5, 2026 David Hlubik and William Errickson
Pesticide Credits Assigned- Specialty Crop Twilight Meeting August 20
Pesticide credits have been assigned for this event:
CORE (1), PP2 (1), 1A (1), 10 (1)
Join us at the Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Station on Thursday August 20, 2026 for a Specialty Crop Twilight Meeting. The event will run from 5:30pm to 7:30pm and will be held at 283 Route 539, Cream Ridge, NJ 08514.
This event will be a great opportunity for growers to see a demonstration of eight biodegradable plastic mulches and various ornamental nursery crops in a field setting. The full agenda is below.
This event is free, but pre-registration is required:
Please RSVP by August 13th to reserve your spot:
Contact Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County
at 732-431-7260 or Catherine.vanBenschoten@co.monmouth.nj.us
5:30 PM – Sign-In, Light Dinner Served
5:55 PM – Welcome Remarks
6:00 PM – Pesticide Safety: Reading the Label and Selecting the Proper Product
David Hlubik, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County
6:30 PM – Biodegradable Plastic Mulch for Tomato Production (Field Tour)
David Hlubik, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County
7:00 PM – Blight Resistant Boxwoods and Alternative Shrubs (Field Tour)
William Errickson, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County
Special thanks to the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey for sponsoring dinner!
July 31, 2026 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer
Vegetable IPM Update 7/31/26
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Read more for the latest pest and disease updates.
Agri-Technology, Nursery, Agronomy, Fruit and Vegetable Research Twilight Meeting at RAREC: Wednesday August 26, 2026
Agri-Technology, Nursery, Agronomy, Fruit and Vegetable Research Twilight Meeting at RAREC
Wednesday August 26th, 2026 (4 pm until dark)
Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC), 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, New Jersey 08302
Hosted by: Ramandeep Kumar Sharma, Patrick McMullen, and Andy Wyenandt
Questions? Contact: Andy Wyenandt (wyenandt@njaes.rutgers.edu)
This year’s twilight meeting at RAREC will showcase advances in crop production, integrated pest management, soil fertility, weed management, and innovative agricultural technologies for growers and stakeholders across the state.
- Dan Ward, Director, RAREC. Welcome to RAREC
- Wesley Kline, Cumberland County Agricultural Agent
- ‘Impact of Cyclospora on fruit and vegetable production’ CORE: 30 minutes
- Tim Waller, Cumberland County RCE Nursery Agent.
- ‘Useful Nursery and Ornamental Crops and Considerations’
- Raul Cabrera, Extension Specialist in Nursery Production and Management.
- ‘Recent developments on substrates (for container-grown crops)’
- Dan Ward, Director, RAREC; Rutgers Agrivoltiacs Program.
- ‘Update on the agrivoltaics research program at Rutgers’
- Ann Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Entomology
- Emma Waltman, PhD candidate, ‘Land-use around farms impacts stink bug biological control’
- Amanda Furuya, Post-Doctoral Associate, ‘Tackling Spotted Lanternfly in South Jersey Vineyards’
- Octavio Menocal Sandoval, Post-Doctoral Associate, ‘Updating Monitoring and Management for Codling Moth in Apple’
- Thierry Besancon, Extension Weed Specialist for Specialty Crops.
- ‘Update on new technologies for weed management in vegetable crops’
- Ramandeep Kumar Sharma, Salem County Agricultural Agent.
- ‘Optimizing Nitrogen Rate and Application Timing for Corn Yield and Quality’
- ‘Evaluation of Sulfur Fertilizer Sources and Application Rates for Optimizing Soybean Growth and Yield in Southern New Jersey’
- Maria Cramer, Senior Program Coordinator, Vegetable IPM,
- ‘Thrips management in tomatoes’
- Patrick McMullen, Atlantic County Agricultural Agent.
- ‘Wilts of cucurbits: Identification and management’
- Andy Wyenandt, Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology.
- ‘Updates on vegetable disease control’
NJDEP pesticide recertification credits are pending approval. Expected credits include CORE (1), PP2 (4), 1A (4), 3A (2), and Category 10 (3).
July 24, 2026 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer
Vegetable IPM Update 7/24/26
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Read more for the latest pest and disease updates.
July 17, 2026 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer
Vegetable IPM Update 7/17/26
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Read more for the latest pest and disease updates.
