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, […]
Continue reading...September 2, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Rabies Awareness. Be Alert to Rabies While on Vacation
During prolonged droughts, rabies cases in the wild (raccoons, skunks, foxes, bats etc.) and in feral cats and dogs is known to increase compared to prior years. As the holiday weekend ensues, and many are going to campgrounds and parks and visiting friends out of town, be alert to the presence of rabies in multiple […]
Continue reading...September 2, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Rabbit Owners. Protect Wild Rabbits from Emerging Rabbit Disease
Pennsylvania has detected a case of Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (RHDV) case in domestic rabbits in Western Pa. This follows on the heels of a New Jersey detection in March of 2022. RHDV has been evolving and spreading in pet rabbits since cases were first detected in North America in 2000. Because this is an […]
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