We continue to get questions about what signage is required for an audit or the Produce Safety Rule and where to get them. Not all the signs listed below are, but handwashing and visitor signs need to be posted in English and in the language of the workers. For example, if you have a mixture […]
Continue reading...June 30, 2021 Rick VanVranken
Don’t Let Your Guard Down With Farm Worker Health
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical and essential role of farm labor in getting food from farm to plate. However, health concerns should not stop with a negative COVID test or vaccine, especially if an employee or family member is exhibiting any of the ‘flu-like’ symptoms that are associated with corona virus. From the Vermont […]
Continue reading...June 29, 2021 Thierry Besancon
About the safe use of glufosinate and glyphosate herbicides in apple and peach orchards
Recently, New Jersey tree fruit growers have expressed concerns regarding the use of glufosinate for weed control in apple and peach orchards. Glufosinate is a nonselective post-emergence foliar herbicide that can be used for directed applications around trees, vines, and berries. Glufosinate provides control of many annual broadleaf and grass weeds; however, control of large […]
Continue reading...June 29, 2021 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM Information for 6/29/21
June 29, 2021 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 6/29/21
Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber (6/16/21) and cantaloupe (6/22/21) in southern New Jersey. For more information on CDM and its control please click here. To track the progress of CDM please visit the CDM forecasting website. No reports of Late blight in the region. To track the progress of Late blight in […]
Continue reading...June 27, 2021 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Sparganothis Fruitworm Degree-Day Update: as of June 27, 2021
Based on our degree-day (DD) model for Sparganothis fruitworm, first eggs hatch at about 895 DD (see chart). As of June 27, Sparganothis has accumulated 991.5 DD (using April 15 as biofix). This indicates that eggs have started to hatch, and fruit will become susceptible to infestation since larval injury to fruit usually begins after […]
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