Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Daily high temperatures over the next 10 days will soar above 90 degrees each day, with the real feel exceeding 100 degrees at times. It’s important to take precautions to keep you and your workers safe from heat stress and other heat-related illnesses. Check out these 5 quick tips you can implement today to safeguard […]
Continue reading...On July 18, 2022 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking to extend the compliance dates for the pre-harvest agricultural water provisions as outlined in the recent 2021 agricultural water proposed rule. The 2021 agricultural water proposed rule, if finalized, will require farms to conduct annual systems-based agricultural water […]
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With high temperatures this week and predicted for next week, there are concerns about pollination of pumpkin and other crops. Flower bud abortion can occur if temperatures are in the high 70’s at night or in high 90’s during the day for several consecutive days. Heat stress causes other issues with plant functions and plant […]
Continue reading...Edema is often expressed as off-color swellings or galls that appear on leaves and stems. Edema develops when epidermal cells hold excessive water due to a slowing of evapotransporation when hot, muggy days are followed by cooler, wetter weather. Edema develops because the plant takes in more water (due to a high soil moisture content) […]
Continue reading...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 updated below. Insecticide Type County/Region Degree Days by 7/8 base 45 Conventional 2000-2100 2350-2450 Diamide 2025–2150 2375-2450 Gloucester – Southern 1772 1st –7/16-7/18 2nd –7/26-7/28 1st –7/16-7/19 2nd […]
Continue reading...Parts of New Jersey have been hit with heavy rain this past week and more is expected over the next few days. Remember, the wounds on stems, leaves, and fruit of vegetable plants created by hail damage opens the plant up to fungal and bacterial infections. Hail, on most occasions, comes down in narrow streaks […]
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