The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) team on Spotted-Wing Drosophila (SWD) is working on Best Management Practices to effectively manage this pest on small fruit crops in the United States. The research team has developed some technologies which are currently being used by growers and is still researching ways to improve on these technologies. […]
Continue reading...March 16, 2022 Tim Waller
Action required NOW to safeguard Nursery shipping – SLF egg mass guide, additional resources, permitting
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT – PLUS EGG MASS VISUAL GUIDE Crippling load-by-load phytosanitary requirements are a very REAL concern for the nursery industry this spring. WE as an industry are in this together, in order to safeguard our industry please do the following: SLF Training Permits for hang-tags (click here) are required for each company driver who […]
Continue reading...March 11, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Permitting Procedure for Importation of Poultry, Hatching Eggs, or Poultry Waste from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) States
Producers, please be aware of the following permit requirements. The updated list of states with detections can be accessed at https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/animal-disease-information/avian/avian-influenza/2022-hpai The following information is from the NJ Dept. of Agriculture https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/ah/diseases/avian_influenza.html Only poultry or hatching eggs moving into New Jersey live bird markets, from HPAI states, require a permit and 72 hour test. The […]
Continue reading...March 10, 2022 Thierry Besancon
Tips in Preparation of Herbicide Shortages in 2022 – Tree Fruit and Small Fruit Crops
Thierry E. Besançon, Rutgers University, and Lynn M. Sosnoskie, Cornell University Many growers in the US have been focused on predicted herbicide shortages in the upcoming field season. While the primary concerns have surrounded glyphosate and glufosinate, there is increasing apprehension that active ingredients of importance to tree fruit and small fruit growers may also […]
Continue reading...March 10, 2022 Thierry Besancon
2022 Update on Weed Control with Preemergence Herbicides for Highbush Blueberry
With a looming shortage of some postemergence herbicides, effective use of soil-applied preemergence herbicides becomes increasingly important in 2022. As the T3 stage is forecasted for early April, soil-applied preemergence herbicides should be sprayed before blueberry bud break. Soil-applied preemergence herbicides should be applied prior to weed seed germination. If applied to weeds that are […]
Continue reading...March 9, 2022 Hemant Gohil
South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meetings (in-person) – Save the Dates
South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight meeting – I (In person) March 22 (Tues) @ 7 PM Gloucester County Government Building 1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312 Topics Reducing herbicide use for the control of Nutsedge and results of OMRI approved herbicide trials Field observations from the IPM Program – Pre-bloom pests […]
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