THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS FROM THE NJ DEPT OF AGRICULTURE ON BEHALF OF NJ SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE DOUGLAS FISHER The New Jersey Bureau of Public Utilities (BPU), in accordance with the New Jersey Broadband Access Study Commission – established by the state of New Jersey Legislature this past March, has engaged ECC Technologies, Inc., to […]
Continue reading...October 13, 2022 Rick VanVranken
NJ BPU Asking for Participation in Broadband Access Study Commission Survey
October 12, 2022 Steven K. Rettke
Autumn Pest Review: Soft Scales, Leafminers, Aphids, Mites & Adelgids
AUTUMN PEST REVIEW: Although the season is beginning to wind-down, there are still a number of insect & mite pests that require scouting during the fall weeks. The pests discussed in this blog include soft scale nymphs, boxwood leafminers, white pine aphids, spruce spider mites, southern red spider mites, hemlock rust mites, eastern spruce gall […]
Continue reading...October 7, 2022 Steven K. Rettke
Why Do Spruce Christmas Trees Show Interior Needle Discoloration?
Occasionally, observations of White Spruce (Picea glauca) or Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens) within landscapes, nurseries, & Christmas tree farms will show current needle growth having a blue or blue-green color, but with older, inner needles having lost the desirable color and turning pale or even yellow. Although sometimes seen on Norway Spruce, these symptoms are most common […]
Continue reading...October 5, 2022 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 10/05/22
Note: This IPM Update is the final scheduled one of the season. Specific updates will be published as necessary. Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures from both blacklight traps and pheromone traps have declined dramatically with prolonged cool night temperatures. It is difficult to say if there is a larger moth population around […]
Continue reading...October 5, 2022 Tim Waller
Virtual Pesticide Recertification Credit Series – Horticulture 3x Sessions
Sessions hosted by Tim Waller and Bill Errickson – through RCE of Cumberland County Individual Sessions – October 13th (Th), 20th (Th), 26th (W) 6-7:00pm (Login @ 5:30pm) Please join us as we discuss topics applicable to all horticulture applicators – the classes of chemistries we use, which to use under various circumstances, and safe […]
Continue reading...October 4, 2022 Hemant Gohil
Tasting and Evaluations of New Jersey Wines – Pinot Noir, Coeur d’Est and Merlot
Greetings Everyone, 2022 Wine Tasting and Evaluations meetings are scheduled. Participants are invited to bring their own wine releases. Each wine tasting will be followed by discussions. Please respond to below surveys, on harvest parameters, wine making processes, etc. That will also form the basis for the discussion.
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