Peach: Bacterial Spot: Bacterial spot fruit symptoms are increasing statewide. The first infections occurred during the mothers day storm. So far levels of fruit infection are very low however we still have not yet seen the development of symptoms from recent rain events. Leaf symptoms appear after 1 week and fruit symptoms take 3 weeks […]
Continue reading...June 8, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Crop Progress and Hessian Fly Sightings
Salem County has experienced nearly two weeks of ideal temperatures in the mid 80’s to low 90’s allowing for a considerable amount of soybean acreage to be planted, and hay acreage harvested. Rye for grain harvest is nearly complete and barley will soon follow. With a 72-hour forecast of one inch to one and a […]
Continue reading...June 8, 2022 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Status of Fanfare in Cranberries
The information from this article was kindly shared by Lindsay Wells-Hansen (Sr. Agricultural Scientist, Ocean Spray). As many of you might be aware by now, there are several formulations of the newly registered product Fanfare (bifenthrin) for which we have supplemental labels for use in cranberry. However, there has been a bit of confusion surrounding […]
Continue reading...June 7, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Consumer Price Index for Food Highest Since 1980
It’s not to late to plant a garden in a few square feet of lawn… According to the April 2022 report, the prices urban consumers paid for food in the grocery store is the highest it has been since November of 1980. To read the full report visit https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/food-prices-up-10-8-percent-for-year-ended-april-2022-largest-12-month-increase-since-november-1980.htm The next release of data for […]
Continue reading...June 7, 2022 Megan Muehlbauer
North and South Jersey Wine Grape Twilight – II Meetings (Next Week)
North and South Jersey Wine Grape Twilight – II Meetings (Next Week) The focus of these meetings will be on equipment demonstrations specifically with regard to canopy management such as leaf pulling and hedging. There will also be discussion on timely updates on pest management. Please feel free to bring samples for disease and pest […]
Continue reading...June 7, 2022 Steven K. Rettke
Questioning the Plant Stress Hypothesis
Definition The Plant Stress Hypothesis generally states that plants subjected to stressful conditions become more susceptible to attack by insects and diseases. This is often thought to be due to the plant’s increased suitability as a food or due to the reduced ability of the stressed plant to defend itself. It is commonly believed that […]
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