As posted throughout the season, grasshopper broods were prolific in South-Central NJ cropfields this year. Populations were also reported above normal in adjoining states. If you saw defoliating damage or grain damage from grasshoppers this year, it is highly likely more than one brood; and more than one species of grasshoppers (differential, two-striped red-legged) laid […]
Continue reading...September 22, 2021 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 09/22/21
Corn Earworm Management in Sweet Corn Needs Assessment Survey – One Final Time!! Dr. Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor/Extension Specialist with the Department of Entomology at University of Maryland, is leading a team of researchers (including Rutgers IPM personnel) who have developed a survey to prioritize research and extension efforts for improving corn earworm management in […]
Continue reading...September 20, 2021 Rick VanVranken
COVID-19 Vaccines Still Available For Farmworkers
At the request of the New Jersey Departments of Health and Agriculture, please read the following message: Our offices are working diligently to ensure that all farmworkers are protected against COVID-19 for the fall season – to that end, we have developed a new survey to assess the migrant and seasonal farm worker population for […]
Continue reading...September 20, 2021 Meredith Melendez
Secretary Fisher Message on Vaccine Survey
A message from Secretary Douglas Fisher: We are reaching out regarding COVID-19 vaccination support for you and your farmworkers. We are working to ensure that all farmworkers are protected against COVID-19 as we head into the fall season – to that end, if any of your workers are not yet vaccinated for COVID-19 and are […]
Continue reading...September 20, 2021 Wes Kline
Cleaning and Sanitizing Grading Equipment Grower Meeting
Join us on October 7th from 4-6pm at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 121 Northville Rd., Bridgeton, NJ 08302) for a hands-on grower meeting that will cover: how to assess washing and packing equipment; differences of sanitization products; and how to monitor pH and sanitizer concentrations. We will be demonstrating a new packing […]
Continue reading...September 18, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Where do I find a practicing farm animal veterinarian?
At the request of the NJAES Board of Managers, RCE authored a guidance directory of practicing NJ veterinarians that provide care for food and fiber animals. The series was recently published as a bulletin and two accompanying fact sheets on the NJAES website at https://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/. The list of large animal and poultry veterinarian practices can […]
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