Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

November 14, 2024

The Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program wraps up its first year of crops research in New Jersey

The Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program is a multidisciplinary group of Rutgers faculty and staff committed to designing and conducting applied agrivoltaics research and outreach for stakeholders in New Jersey and throughout the region. The Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program (RAP) was initiated over 3 years ago with the signing and passage of the Dual Use Solar Act by […]

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November 7, 2024

A New Requirement for Small Businesses (Including Most Farms): Filing a Beneficial Ownership Report with the Department of the Treasury. Deadline is January 1, 2025

There has been a lot of press, and more than a little confusion, regarding a new filing requirement by the US Department of Treasury for any business organized as a corporation, including Limited Liability Corporations (LLC). All corporate businesses are required to file, so don’t throw away that reminder/application that arrived in the mail recently! […]

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November 6, 2024 and

Produce Safety Rule Training

The registration deadline is fast approaching for our December 5 and 6, 2024 Remote Food Safety Modernization Act: Produce Safety Rule Training. This training fulfills the requirements of the Food and Drug Administration that at least one person from each farm that produces fresh fruits and vegetables needs to receive a standardized curriculum recognized by […]

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Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Food Safety, Fruit, Organic Production, vegetable, Vegetable Crops
October 24, 2024 and

Vegetable IPM Program – Corn Earworm Monitoring

Corn Earworm Monitoring – Moving Forward It is likely that blacklight trapping will not be continued in the Rutgers Vegetable IPM Program beginning in 2025, due to the unavailability of the specific bulb that has been the standard for blacklight traps for decades.  Under these circumstances, the IPM Program will rely on pheromone trapping to […]

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Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops
October 17, 2024 , and

Financial Assistance for Food Safety Certification and Training

This is the chance for eligible fresh fruit and vegetable growers to recover some of their expenses for implementing food safety practices on their farms. For 2024: Applications are due between July 1, 2024 and January 31, 2025 Eligible expenses must be between June 26, 2024 and December 31, 2024 For 2025: Application is due […]

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October 8, 2024

**Twilight Meeting – October 17**

Cape May County Agriculture and Natural Resources will host an October Twilight Meeting for South Jersey Farmers on Thursday, October 17 from 7:00PM – 9:00 PM at Cape May Winery, 711 Townbank Road, Cape May, NJ 08204. The program will include presentations on Soil Health is Always a Good Investment, IPM for specialty crops in […]

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