Fall Vegetable Twilight Meeting

Fall Vegetable Twilight Meeting  (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)

Norz Hill Farm & Market, LLC.120 S Branch Rd, Hillsborough Township, NJ 08844 

Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm 

AGENDA 

4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Welcome, load wagons, wagon ride to field  

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm  Drone Seeding Winter Cover Crops into Pumpkin  

Peter Nitzsche, Agricultural Agent , Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County  

4:45 pm – 5:15 pm  Small Farm Robotic Equipment for Weed Control in Vegetable Production  

Thierry Besançon, Extension Specialist – Weed Science for Specialty Crops , Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station  

5:15 pm – 5:45 pm  Vegetable IPM Program Update  

Amanda Quadrel, Sr. Program Coordinator – Vegetable IPM, Rutgers Cooperative Extension  

5:45 pm – 6:15 pm  Update On Important Diseases in Vegetable Production  

Andy Wyenandt, Extension Specialist – Vegetable Pathology , Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station  

6:15 pm – 6:20 pm  Wagon ride to tent  

6:20 pm – 6:30 pm Meal provided by Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey  

6:30 pm – 7:00 pm  Worker Protection Standard: Checklist for Compliance  

Kate Brown, Agricultural Agent , Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County  

 

MEETING CO- SPONSORED BY THE VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

CORE, 1A, AND PP2 Pesticide Recertification Credits have been requested from NJDEP for this meeting – TBD.

TO REGISTER: Complete this registration form or call the RCE Somerset County office at 908-526-6293 ext. 4. 

Questions? Email Kate Brown, Agricultural Agent with RCE Somerset County, at kbrown@njaes.rutgers.edu.