A Chardonnay wine tasting and evaluation workshop for winemakers was held on August 18, 2021, at the William Heritage Winery, located in Gloucester County. Chardonnay is one of the most suitable Vitis vinifera varieties for New Jersey for both north and south New Jersey. It is also one of the best white varieties for New […]
Continue reading...September 7, 2022 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 09/07/22
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches have declined, and are at very low levels throughout the state. At this time, no feeding has been detected. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 09/07/22 are as follows: Allentown 2 Lawrenceville 1 New Egypt 2 Pennington 1 Crosswicks 1 Georgetown 1
Continue reading...September 7, 2022 Wes Kline
USDA Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a new program to offset some expenses related to preparing for the food safety requirements. The “Food Safety Certification For Specialty Crops” (FSCSC) will cost share expenses for: Developing a food safety plan for first-time food safety certification. Maintaining or updating an existing food safety plan. […]
Continue reading...September 6, 2022 William Errickson
Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Station Field Tour
Join Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Monmouth County Board of Agriculture for a FREE twilight walking tour of some of the current research projects that are happening at the Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center in Cream Ridge. Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Station Field Tour September 20, 2022 5:30 – 7:00 pm […]
Continue reading...September 6, 2022 Thierry Besancon
Survey of cole crops and leafy green growers – novel weed control technology
Several university weed scientists from around the U.S. (Clemson, Cornell, UC Davis, Florida, Michigan State, Rutgers, Arkansas) have developed a survey as part of a Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) planning grant (SC-2021-07806 DEVELOPING A NATIONAL TEAM TO OPTIMIZE NON-HERBICIDE WEED MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES IN COLE AND LEAFY GREEN CROPS). We would appreciate if you could […]
Continue reading...September 3, 2022 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Alert – 9/3/22
Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on summer squash in southern New Jersey. This is the first report of CDM on summer squash in the state this growing season. CDM was also confirmed in watermelon on Long Island this week. Remember, some CDM isolates fall into Clade I which predominately infect watermelon, pumpkin, and squash, […]
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