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 […]
Continue reading...October 8, 2024 Claudia Gil Arroyo
**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 […]
Continue reading...October 3, 2024 Tim Waller
Virtual and In-Person Credit Meetings this October – Rutgers Horticulture Plant Health Educational Series
We invite ALL horticulture professionals (nursery, greenhouse, Christmas tree, vegetable, row crops, fruit, turf management, arborist, landscape professionals, etc.) to attend the following educational sessions surrounding overall plant health topics, pest management principals, and pesticide use and safety considerations. The events on Thursday October 10th and Tuesday October 15th will be virtual (& free), and […]
Continue reading...September 30, 2024 Claudia Gil Arroyo
October Twilight Meeting
October Twilight Meeting October 17, 2024 7:00PM – 9:00 PM Cape May Winery 711 Townbank Road. Cape May, NJ 08204 Program 6:45 PM: Registration / Light Refreshments 7:00 PM: Welcome – Claudia Gil Arroyo, Cape May County Agent III; Rutgers NJAES 7:10 PM: Soil Health is Always a Good Investment William Errickson, Monmouth County Agent […]
Continue reading...September 26, 2024 Andy Wyenandt
Recommendations for Neopestalotiopsis control in fall planted strawberries
A new article by Dr. Phil Brennan (University of Georgia) from the Strawberry News website (UGA) has been published with information compiled by Dr. Guido Schnabel (Clemson University) and Dr. Bill Cline (North Carolina State) on managing fall-planted strawberries with the known presence of Neopestalotiopsis. New Jersey growers who may have purchased strawberry plants this […]
Continue reading...September 18, 2024 Kris Holmstrom
Vegetable IPM Update 9/18/24
Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures from northern and central blacklight and pheromone traps continued to decrease with an extended period of cooler night temperatures. Pheromone trap information is available from all northern and central sites, but is limited from southern New Jersey. With little information from South Jersey, growers there would be wise […]
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