Registration is now open for our annual Sustainable SWD Management webinar, scheduled for Nov 10th at 1pm ET. Register here: https://ncsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_JhupsLFhSKi_f8z4mzl56g This year’s webinar is entitled: Monitoring and sampling tools to improve spotted-wing drosophila management. This 1hr session will share current recommendations for adult and immature SWD sampling methods and practical applications of these tools […]
Continue reading...October 31, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Bees, Wasps, And Hornets In The Agriculture Workplace
The website, Insect Identification.Org has a list of eighty seven Hymenoptera species found in New Jersey. Hymenoptera are ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies. It’s quite amazing that these species have been apart of the evolutionary record for more than 260 million years. Many are predatory species that feed on other insects. And not surprisingly at […]
Continue reading...October 29, 2021 Nick Polanin
NASS’ 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production Survey
Check your mailboxes, Northeastern Region producers – the 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production Survey is in the mail. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is surveying producers to collect information on the total planted and harvested area, yield, production, and value of hemp in the United States. Data is collected for hemp grown in […]
Continue reading...October 26, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Rainy day recap: Past rainfall, fall grain planting considerations
Looking back on last fall’s planting conditions and comparing to current conditions is a useful tool in evaluating how weather patterns influenced the 2021 winter small grain quality and yields. Statewide: Last fall was a wet September with 4.41 inches of rain on average statewide according to the monthly total precipitation charts compiled by http://climate.rutgers.edu/stateclim_v1/nclimdiv/. […]
Continue reading...October 22, 2021 Hank Bignell
Fall and Winter Management of Ruminants
November 8, 2021 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Forage Management for Sheep Flocks Winter feeding and management of ruminants Parasite management in small ruminants Presenters: Kara Riccioni, PhD Student at West Virginia University Dr. Michael Westendorf, Animal Science Extension Specialist/Professor at Rutgers University Hank Bignell, Sr. Program Coordinator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Warren County Our […]
Continue reading...October 18, 2021 Kate Brown
Stay Safe on the Road During the Harvest
Autumn is harvest season on the farm, and farmers are rushing to get the harvest in before the weather becomes cold. With harvest season getting underway, more heavy farm equipment is going to be out on the same roads as vehicle traffic, going from field to field, dramatically increasing the odds for accidents. During this […]
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