Strawberry leaf spot, caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen, Mycosphaerella fragariae, can infect leaves, petioles, runners, fruit stalks (pedicels), and berry caps or calyxes. Small, dark purple to reddish-purple, round spots, 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter (3 to 6 millimeters), appear on the upper leaf surfaces. The center of the spots soon become tan or […]
Continue reading...May 20, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Sun exposure and shade necessary for guardian livestock animals and their flocks
Many landowners have added on pasture fowl in the last year and realized the need for pasture protection from owls, eagles, and hawks; and minks, skunks, and foxes. Many have gotten guardian animals. These animals range from great pyrenes to donkeys to lamas. The rule of thumb. When the heat and sun are high in […]
Continue reading...May 20, 2021 Rick VanVranken
Ag Community Invited to Join a Virtual DOH/DOL/NJDA “Ag Stakeholder Engagement Call” on May 25 at 2:00 p.m.
NJ Secretary of Agriculture Doug Fisher has shared this attached letter inviting the agricultural community to join a virtual “Ag Stakeholder Engagement Call” on May 25 at 2:00 p.m. Hosted by the Departments of Health, Labor and Agriculture, the Commissioners and Secretary will discuss NJ’s response to COVID-19, provide updates on mitigation efforts and guidance, […]
Continue reading...May 20, 2021 Steven K. Rettke
Landscape Pest Notes: Some Late Spring Insects (Part 1)
Since there are still nearly 5-weeks before the official start of summer, the accumulation of growing-degree-days (GDD) will continue to accelerate over the next several weeks. Many of our landscape insect pests will be rapidly emerging and be entering their best control windows before they potentially cause feeding symptoms. This writing contains part 1 of […]
Continue reading...May 19, 2021 Andy Wyenandt
Avoid Sunscald Injury in Transplants
The weather has been relatively dry these past few weeks and temperatures are already beginning to warm up this week, thus we need to be cautious about sunscald developing on the stems of transplants, especially those being set onto black plastic mulch. With a little planning ahead potential losses to sunscald injury can reduced significantly. […]
Continue reading...May 19, 2021 Andy Wyenandt
Identifying and Controlling Early-Season Damping-off Pathogens
It is extremely important to know which pathogen is causing damping-off problems and which fungicide to properly apply. The key to controlling damping-off is being proactive instead of reactive. Always refer to the fungicide label for crop use, pathogens controlled, and application rates. Damping-off is caused by a number of important vegetable pathogens and is […]
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