Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The presence of Corn Tar Spot (Phyllachora maydis) has been confirmed in New Jersey. Laboratory examination of a corn sample from New Jersey revealed the presence of tar spot. Tar spot is a foliar disease of corn that commonly occurs throughout Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The disease was identified in the […]
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A Chambourcin wine tasting and evaluation meeting for New Jersey winemakers was held on November 10, 2022, at the Autumn Lake Winery, Williamstown, in Gloucester County. The notes below are based on individual observations of Chambourcin growers and winemakers, follow-on discussions, and related literature. The responses to the survey sent before the event are also […]
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Sweet Corn Northern and central blacklight traps and all pheromone traps continue to catch corn earworm (CEW) moths, although recent night temperatures in the low 50s have depressed numbers somewhat this week. Pheromone trap information is available from all northern and central sites, with now very limited input from southern New Jersey. We will use […]
Continue reading...Steven Kristoph Nursery Twilight Meeting September 28, 2023 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm Steven Kristoph Nursery 9 Roberts Rd, Millstone, NJ 08535 NJ Pesticide License Recertification Credits (1A: 3, 3A: 3, 10: 3, PP2: 3) Join Steven Kristoph and Bill Errickson for an in-person tour of Steven Kristoph Nursery to discuss best management practices for […]
Continue reading...NJ Fish & Wildlife is looking for your input and will be hosting three Deer Hunter Forums to discuss preliminary proposals on simplifying NJ’s deer hunting regulations. Hunters are asked to attend for discussions of ideas on how to make deer hunting regulations less complicated and less expensive. Your feedback is crucial to keep deer hunting a […]
Continue reading...Extended periods of long, hot dry weather can cause pumpkin fruit to seemingly mature quicker (i.e., turn orange). Sunscald injury occurs when cucurbit fruit are suddenly exposed to direct sunlight during the latter stages of fruit ripening during the fall. Sunscald injury often occurs after plants prematurely defoliate due to powdery mildew or downy mildew infection or when vines collapse […]
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