Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The intense lightening storm of May 26th that impacted most of New Jersey is a reminder that pastured livestock are also at risk from more than heat exhaustion as summer progresses. Measures to protect livestock from predators, sun exposure and dehydration should take lightening strikes into consideration. Lightening can kill animals by direct and indirect […]
Continue reading...Based on our degree-day model for Sparganothis fruitworm, flight initiation is expected at around 596 DD (see chart). As of June 06, Sparganothis has accumulated 706 DD (using March 1 as biofix; based on Wisconsin conditions) or 554 DD (using April 15 as biofix; a more realistic biofix based on the time when winter flood […]
Continue reading...Transplants that are not allowed to harden-off for a few days outside prior to setting in the field may suffer significantly. It is important to expose all transplants to some normal weather conditions before transplanting so they can become acclimated to light intensity as well as the wind and other field conditions.
Continue reading...Below is a pdf on ‘Italian Ryegrass Management in Soybeans’ by Take Action Partners on herbicide resistance management. Italian rye grass and its hybrids are a common grass in head right now along field edges and in fall planted grains or as a weed of pure stands of hay crops. Ryegrass is difficult to control […]
Continue reading...Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported as far north as South Carolina on cucumber and cantaloupe in Georgia. 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 the US please click here. Basil downy mildew has […]
Continue reading...Cucurbit powdery and downy mildew are two important pathogens of cucurbit crops throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Each disease has the ability to cause significant losses and can often show up in cucurbit plantings at the same time during the production season making control difficult. Its important for growers to remember that each pathogen belongs to […]
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