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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...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...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/. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Continue reading...OCTOBER 12, 2021 BY OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Workshop offers important farm management lessons to help women succeed Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) is celebrating10 years of Annie’s Project New Jersey with a free, online workshop headlined by Bridget Behe, professor and extension specialist in marketing at Michigan State University. The training workshop, titled “Annie’s Project New Jersey 10 […]
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