When: April 12 (Tuesday) @ 4 – 7 pm Where: Summit City Orchards: 500 University Blvd. Glassboro, NJ 08028 Approved Pesticide credits: 1A, PP2, 10 (5 credits each) Schedule Field visit (in a bus) to a peach block. Field Demonstration and discussion on different rootstocks (Daniel Ward and Lewis DeEugenio), Comments on Orchard Soil Fumigation […]
Continue reading...April 4, 2022 Kris Holmstrom
Allium leaf miner update: 04/05/22
Allium Leaf Miner (ALM) Allium leaf miner (ALM) feeding/egg laying scars have been detected in Cape May County as of 4/3/22 (see photo at left). It is likely that this pest is active, and depositing eggs in alliums throughout south Jersey at this time. Many weather stations in southern and central counties exceeded 250 growing […]
Continue reading...April 2, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Crop progress report. April showers needed
The U.S. Drought monitor release March 31, 2022 for the period ending March 29, 2022 had all of NJ experiencing abnormally dry conditions, and all of south Jersey experiencing moderate drought conditions. New Jersey Year to Date Precipitation Departures as determined by NOAA indicates year to date mean aerial precipitation for south Jersey of 7.5 […]
Continue reading...April 2, 2022 Melissa Bravo
The World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report
April 8, tune in to this live stream 12:05 pm EDT on the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) prepared and released by the World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB). The WASDE report is released monthly, and provides annual forecasts for supply and use of U.S. and world commodities of interest to NJ producers like […]
Continue reading...April 2, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Resources to Increase, Expand Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity
WASHINGTON, March 25, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced they are launching a Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity Technical Assistance Program (MPPTA) to provide technical assistance to meat and poultry grant applicants and grant-funded projects. “Processors and applicants involved with the Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) program and the […]
Continue reading...April 1, 2022 Nick Polanin
In-Person Private Applicator Exam Scheduled
Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education has announced an in-person session of the Private Applicator exam, exclusively for our farmers and growers, to be hosted on Wednesday, April 6 at the Burlington County office of Rutgers Cooperative Extension at 2 Academy Drive, Westampton, NJ 08060. Each session (10:00 am and 12:30 pm) can accommodate up […]
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