Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Registration for the 5th Annual Northeast Cover Crops Council Conference is now open! The conference will be held virtually from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on two days – Thursday, March 10 and Friday, March 11, 2022. The agenda includes graduate student lightning talks and several concurrent sessions led by researchers, Extension and industry personnel […]
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Removing the Tree-of-Heaven (TOH): During the winter, arborist companies will often take advantage of the slow season and perform needed tree removal services for clients. However, these professionals know when dealing with the tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) the off-season is only a suitable time for removal if a previous herbicide treatment was applied during the late […]
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A new disease of beech trees (Fagus spp.) called ‘Beech leaf disease’ (BLD) has increasingly been observed in landscaped and forested areas in the Northeastern USA and Canada. The disease was first reported on American beech, Fagus grandifolia, in Lake County Ohio in 2012, and has spread to Pennsylvania, New York, Ontario (Canada), Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode […]
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Under the Farmland Assessment Act, woodland owners can be eligible for reduced property taxes if they follow a state-approved woodland management or forest stewardship plan. In fact, New Jersey has more than 228,000 acres of private woodlands currently being managed under the Farmland Assessment Act with practices that include reforestation, timber stand improvement, fish and […]
Continue reading...Dear vegetable producer, Joe Ingerson-Mahar and I are collaborating with researchers at Purdue University and The College of Wooster and are asking you to participate in a study titled “Insect Pest Management in Vegetable Crops Survey” (Purdue IRB protocol no. 2021-979). The purpose of this study is to gather information on insect pest management practices […]
Continue reading...Regional news of note: The Philadelphia Society of Agriculture is hosting a webinar on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 1:00 pm with the Secretaries of Agriculture from PA, NJ, DE, and MD who will share their reflections on 2021 and their hopes and plans for agriculture in their state in 2022. “A Visit with the Secretaries […]
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