The 2020/2021 Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations guide is still available for FREE on-line. The complete 2020/2021 Vegetable Production Recommendations guide or specific sections can be downloaded depending on your production needs.
Continue reading...May 28, 2021 Andy Wyenandt
2020/2021 Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations available on-line
May 27, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Monitor field edge and in-field large seeded weed emergence pattern
Ivy-leaf morning glory seedlings with one set of true leaves seemingly sprang up over night with the storms that tracked across Southern NJ Wednesday night. This large seeded annual twining vine can significantly reduce yields in soybeans. Where in the field these seedlings are located should be monitored closely over the next few days. Don’t […]
Continue reading...May 27, 2021 Michael Westendorf
Be careful of that Mama cow
A Missouri woman died recently after she was killed by a protective mother cow. She was 76 years old. A Missouri woman named Jane Heisey died on her family farm recently. (Click for Info). She was ear tagging a calf when the mother cow knocked her to the ground and stepped on her head. Most […]
Continue reading...May 27, 2021 Andy Wyenandt
Controlling Cercospora leaf spot in beet
Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), caused by Cercospora beticola, is an important and emerging disease in beet and swiss chard production in New Jersey. Efforts to control this disease has become more difficult in the past few years in some areas of southern New Jersey.
Continue reading...May 26, 2021 Hemant Gohil
Recordings of the 2021 Spring Wine Grape Twilight meeting
Please use the below links to listen or watch the recordings from the 2021 Spring Wine Grape Twilight meeting held on May 19th. Audio Recording link: https://go.rutgers.edu/6kigewvp Video Recording link: https://go.rutgers.edu/efy1iu7h
Continue reading...May 26, 2021 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 5/26/21
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moths are now being captured in parts of the state. As yet, numbers are low, and the next 7-10 days will likely tell whether this flight will be of any significant size. Current “hot spots” are around Salem County and southern Hunterdon into Mercer and Ocean counties (see map […]
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