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 […]
Continue reading...October 14, 2021 Rick VanVranken
Annie’s Project New Jersey Celebrates its 10th Anniversary with Important Workshop for NJ Farmers
October 12, 2021 Andy Wyenandt
ALERT – Alternaria leaf spot active on fall cole crops.
Alternaria leaf spot has been reported on broccoli this week. Weather conditions for the development of both diseases has been ideal. Preventative control is recommended and growers should scout and apply protectant fungicides on a regular basis. Note, if Downy mildew is present use downy mildew specific fungicides in conjunction with fungicides for Alternaria leaf […]
Continue reading...October 6, 2021 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 10/06/21
Note: This is the final scheduled edition of the Vegetable IPM Update for 2021. Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures from both trap types continue to decline with low evening temperatures, although the population still poses a threat to remaining sweet corn. It is likely that CEW activity will rise and fall with evening […]
Continue reading...October 6, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Swine, Chicken, Turkey Producer Pandemic Assistance Deadline
” Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program Are you a swine, chicken, or turkey producer who suffered losses due to insufficient access to processing facilities during the coronavirus pandemic? USDA’s Pandemic Livestock Indemnity Program (PLIP) provides financial relief for those losses and costs associated with depopulation due to COVID-19. This new program is part of USDA’s Pandemic […]
Continue reading...October 4, 2021 Andy Wyenandt
Could a dead cow and a Wisconsin farmer in 1933 lead to Phytophthora blight control?
I recently came across a new manuscript while catching up on research efforts on our national APS (The American Phytopathological Society) website. The article is titled ‘The inhibitory effects of the natural product Esculetin on Phytophthora capsici and its possible mechanism’. This research article caught my eye because P. capsici, the fungal oomycete which causes […]
Continue reading...October 3, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Small Grains 2021 Summary Available
At the end of September, USDA released the Small Grains 2021 Summary Report. This report provides useful year over year yield information for barley, oats, rye and wheat (spring and winter planted; and by type) and comments on the crop progression from planting to harvest. National prices paid for commodities (cotton, corn, soybeans, small grains) […]
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