If you are unfamiliar with this pest Dr. Kunkel presenting “Seeing red? Redheaded flea beetle” Seeing red? Redheaded flea beetle (scroll to the bottom of the webpage) NC State: Red-headed flea beetle biology and management Nursery Mag: Don’t get foiled by the flea beetle If you do not know how to calculate Growing Degree-days (GDD50): […]
Continue reading...April 26, 2021 Tim Waller
IMPORTANT NOTICE – Considerations for systemic and contact material control of Redheaded Flea Beetle – now
April 26, 2021 Dave Schmitt
Tree Fruit IPM Report for 4/27/21
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: First generation timings are updated below: Growers that have utilized mating disruption for OFM can focus on PC; GPA; and catfacing insect pests as described below. If you have not placed mating disruption dispensers yet they can still be deployed for later generations, but this generation must be treated with insecticides […]
Continue reading...April 26, 2021 Hemant Gohil
Ask the Expert Series Orchard Edition – V (virtual)
Please Join us for an Interactive Discussion on Orchard Soil Fertility and Tree Fruit Nutrition. Expert Panelists Dr. Robert Crassweller, Extension Specialist, Horticulture, Penn State Uni., Dr. Joseph Heckman, Extension Specialist, Soil Fertility, Rutgers NJAES. and Dr. Megan Muehlbauer, Extension Agent, RCE of Hunterdon County will be discussing orchard soil fertility and tree nutrition.
Continue reading...April 23, 2021 Nick Polanin
USDA Expands and Renews Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
In an effort to boost enrollment and address climate change, the USDA will open enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) with higher payment rates, new incentives, and a more targeted focus on the program’s role in climate change mitigation.
Continue reading...April 23, 2021 Tim Waller
Do you have Phytophthora concerns in your conifer nursery? We are looking for participants in a statewide study
Tim Waller (Cumberland Co.) and Bill Errickson (Monmouth Co.) of Rutgers Cooperative Extension are looking for 30 conifer producers to collaborate in a statewide Phytophthora sampling project, as part of a Specialty Crop Block Grant. This study will focus on identifying the species of Phytophthora limiting conifer production in New Jersey. If your operation is […]
Continue reading...April 23, 2021 Hemant Gohil
Recordings of Webinar – Ask the Expert Series Orchard Edition
Please use the below links to view or listen to the recordings from the last two sessions of Ask the Expert – Orchard Edition. Tree Fruit Meeting –III (April 7): https://go.rutgers.edu/tdi8pllm Topics: Apple Thinning Using Plant Growth Regulators: Apple fruit thinning with plant growth regulators, crop load management, return bloom, Fruit growth model and Cornell […]
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