North Jersey Grape Camp Wednesday, August 4th at 4:30 PM Location: Alba Vineyard 269 County Road 627 Milford, NJ 08848 The meeting will include a vineyard tour, demonstration of vineyard sprayer technologies, discussion of a number of timely topics including, spotted lanternfly and nematode management, weed identification/management, fertility assessment and pesticide safety updates. The […]
Continue reading...July 30, 2021 Wes Kline
Vegetable Twilight Meeting and Research Tour
Thursday, August 19, 2021, 4:00 pm (meet at the shelter near the parking lot) Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Rd., Bridgeton, NJ (Upper Deerfield) 4:00 – Discussion Strawberry Soil Fertility – Bill Hlubik, Middlesex County Agricultural Agent Silicon, Sulfur and Manganese Nutrition for Protecting Cucurbits from Powdery Mildew – Joe Heckman, PhD, […]
Continue reading...July 29, 2021 William Errickson
Spotted Lanternfly Reporting Tool
Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) sightings are increasing on many NJ farms, especially as customers from across the tri-state area visit agritourism and pick-your-own operations, contributing to the spread of this invasive insect. Accurate reporting is important for understanding the movement of this pest and for developing a comprehensive management plan. SLF sightings should be reported to […]
Continue reading...July 28, 2021 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 07/28/21
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches continue to be extremely low around the state. ECB population maps will resume if second flight catches rise to high enough numbers. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 07/28/21 are as follows: Crosswicks 1 Matawan 1
Continue reading...July 28, 2021 Hemant Gohil
Chardonnay Wine Tasting and Evaluations Workshop
Wine Tasting and Evaluation of Chardonnay from New Jersey Wineries August 18th (Wed): 9 am – Noon @ William Heritage Winery, 480 Mullica Hill Road Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 Participants or Winemakers will be invited to bring their own wine release. Each wine tasting will be followed by discussions on harvest parameters, fermentation methods, materials and […]
Continue reading...July 27, 2021 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM For 7/28/21
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: The timing for third brood control is outlined below. In general, most populations are low and not causing problems. OFM 3rd Generation Timing Insecticide Type County/Region Degree Days by 7/27 base 45 Conventional 2100-2200, 2450-2500 Diamide 2025-2150, 2375-2450 Gloucester – Southern 2436 1st – past 2nd – 7/27-7/30 […]
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