Drought conditions continue to stress crops in South-Central counties and a significant portion of northern NJ. Although the US Drought Monitor indicates conditions are only in the abnormally dry category, local conditions along the Pilesgrove-Upper Pittsgrove border west of the Salem River and adjoining areas of Gloucester County are experiencing moderate drought conditions in some […]
Continue reading...July 25, 2022 Michelle Infante-Casella
Skin Cancer and Farmers
Skin cancer is the single most common cancer in the United States and the rising number of incidents is staggering: 5.4 cases in 3.3 million people in 2012, according to The Skin Cancer Foundation. More people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year than all other cancers combined. Farmers, livestock producers and agriculture industry personnel […]
Continue reading...July 25, 2022 Michelle Infante-Casella
Pesticide Applicators Seminar – Credits Available
Over the past two years in-person trainings for pesticide applicators to obtain recertification credits have been a challenge. To educate licensed pesticide applicators and help them to receive credits, a 3-hour seminar will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 from 9:00AM to 12:00PM at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension office in Gloucester County, 254 County […]
Continue reading...July 24, 2022 Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Temporary Seasonal help needed for the Rutgers Vegetable IPM Program
There are still positions available for seasonal, temporary worker(s) for the Rutgers Vegetable IPM program. The work entails checking insect traps and doing some field scouting with farms in southern New Jersey (Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Cumberland, and Salem counties). There will be on-the-job training. Hourly wages are up to $20/hour, depending upon experience and/or […]
Continue reading...July 21, 2022 Michael Westendorf
Can we implement a quick fix for heat stress?
After seeing a recent heat stress article appearing in the Plant and Pest Advisory, I was reminded of the need for heat stress management for animals. The following article appeared in the pages of the Hoard’s Dairyman magazine. Steve Martin from DNMCMILK give some good guidelines for managing the dairy herd. Click on Heat Stress […]
Continue reading...July 20, 2022 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 07/20/22
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches continue to be extremely low around the state. We are in between adult generations at this time. ECB population maps will resume if second flight catches rise to high enough numbers. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 07/20/22 are as follows: Allentown […]
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