Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: A biofix point for OFM was set on 4/11 in southern counties, and on 4/14 in northern counties. The third generation timings are are over in all regions. Additional treatments should be made if trap captures are over 6 moths per trap. Insecticide Type County/Region Degree Days by 7/28 base 45 […]
Continue reading...August 26, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Your Input on Changes to the Next Farm Bill
House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Review “An integral part of the oversight and review process of the 2018 Farm Bill and further preparation for the 2023 Farm Bill is getting direct input from producers, stakeholders, and consumers on how various farm bill programs are working for them” – Click here to add your comments into […]
Continue reading...August 26, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Upcoming Sessions for Backyard Poultry Owners
August 31st. In person. Salem County Cooperative Extension Office. 51 Cheney Road. Woodstown, NJ. 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm. The South Jersey Poultry Association invites small flock producers in South Jersey to their monthly meeting. Topics of discussion will be the ongoing HiPath Avian Influenza detections in wild birds in NJ and in wild birds […]
Continue reading...August 24, 2022 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 08/24/22
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches are largely unchanged; remaining at low levels throughout the state. Only occasional feeding in sweet corn has been detected by field personnel. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 08/24/22 are as follows: Dayton 1 Matawan 1 East Vineland 1 New Egypt […]
Continue reading...August 24, 2022 Rick VanVranken
REMINDER – Vegetable Research Plot Tour at RAREC Tonight
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 4:30 pm (meet at the shelter near the parking lot) Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Rd., Bridgeton, NJ (Upper Deerfield) PESTICIDE CREDITS approved for this event: 1A (AGRICULTURAL PLANT) – 07 10 (DEMONSTRATION & RESEARCH) – 07 […]
Continue reading...August 23, 2022 Michelle Infante-Casella
2023 Farmer Grant Proposals from Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
Do you have an idea you would like to try on your farm that is related to sustainable agriculture? Stephen Komar, Rutgers SARE Coordinator and Sussex County Agricultural Agent, would like to announce that Northeast SARE will open the website for 2023 applications for Farmer Grants on October 1st. Approximately $750,000 has been allocated to fund […]
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