Agri-Technology and Research Twilight Meeting at RAREC Thursday September 19th, 2024 4 pm until dark Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC) 121 Northville Road Bridgeton, New Jersey 08302 This year’s twilight meeting at RAREC will continue to showcase new agricultural technologies for stakeholders in the state. We will showcase the newly operating agrivoltaics […]
Continue reading...September 13, 2024 Andy Wyenandt
Resistance-breaking Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus present in tomato in New Jersey
Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) has caused significant problems for some fresh-market tomato and pepper growers in New Jersey the past few growing seasons. Although not uncommon, economic losses these past few years have been extensive on some farms. TSWV is vectored by various species of thrips, a common vegetable insect pest that seems to […]
Continue reading...September 12, 2024 William Errickson
Monmouth County Twilight Meetings
Need credits? Join us next week for two twilight meeting opportunities in Monmouth County. Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center Field Tour September 17, 2024 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm 283 Route 539 Cream Ridge, NJ 08514 Join Rutgers Cooperative Extension for this FREE twilight meeting showcasing current field trials and a new row […]
Continue reading...September 11, 2024 Kris Holmstrom
Vegetable IPM Update 9/11/24
Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures from northern and central blacklight and pheromone traps decreased substantially with cooler night temperatures over the past week. 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 to […]
Continue reading...September 6, 2024 Meredith Melendez
The Public and their Animals on Your Farm: What Can You and Can’t You Ask?
As we head into the fall agritourism season you may want to revisit the types of questions you can and can’t ask the public when they arrive at your farm with a service animals, pets, and comfort animals. For more suggestions on how to legally handle communications and guidance for customers with animals on your […]
Continue reading...September 4, 2024 Kris Holmstrom
Vegetable IPM Update 9/04/24
Sweet Corn Fall armyworm (FAW) infestations have increased again, as per reports from south Jersey. It seems as though there was an increase in adult numbers with warm weather last week, concurrent with an increase in corn earworm (see below) . Re-infestations following treatment can and have occurred. Because FAW moths are highly mobile, […]
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