Central Jersey Vegetable Growers’ Meeting
February 24, 2023: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Monmouth County Agricultural Building
4000 Kozloski Rd., Freehold, NJ 07728
Approved NJDEP Pesticide Credits
CORE – 2 credits
1A – 8 credits
PP2 – 8 credits
10 – 6 credits
Registration Fee: $25 (includes coffee, light refreshments in the morning and lunch)
Full Brochure and Registration form can be downloaded here: CJVGM brochure 2023
For registration questions, contact Cathy VanBenschoten at 732-431-7260 or email at Catherine.VanBenschoten@co.monmouth.nj.us
Note: This is an in-person event.
Agenda
8:30 am to 9:00 am:
Registration
9:00 am to 10:00 am (1 hour)
Pesticide Safety & Compliance Tools for Commercial Vegetable Growers
-Patricia Hastings
10:00 am to 10:30 am (30 minutes)
Field Trial Updates from the NJAES Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center
-William Errickson
10:30 am to 11:30 am (1 hour)
Updates on Vegetable Disease Control
-Andy Wyenandt, Ph.D.
11:30 am to 11:45 am (15 minutes)
Updates from the USDA NRCS and FSA
-Clare Flanagan
-Gabi Grunstein
11:45 am to 12:00 pm (15 minutes)
Grown in Monmouth
-John Ciufo
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (1 hour)
LUNCH
1:00 pm to 1:15 pm (15 minutes)
RU Ready to Farm: Rutgers Beginner Farmer Program Update
-Brendon Pearsall
-Bill Hlubik
1:15 pm to 1:30 pm (15 minutes)
Food Safety Update
-Meredith Melendez
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm (1 hour)
Integrated Pest Management for Vegetable Growers
-Steve Rettke
2:30 pm to 3:00 pm (30 minutes)
Updates for Weed Management in Cole Crops
-Thierry Besancon, Ph.D
3:00pm
Pesticide Credits and Adjourn
