Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree Fruit Phenology remains about normal. In southern counties most peach orchards are at petal fall. Redhaven was at approximately full bloom on 4/12, and 90% petal fall on 4/20. Plums are past petal fall and pears are at late bloom to petal fall. Red Delicious is at full bloom. Sweet cherries […]
Continue reading...April 20, 2021 Wes Kline
New Harmonized and Harmonized Plus+ standards go into effect May 1
This is the time of year when growers start to think about scheduling there USDA Harmonized and Harmonized Plus+ Audits. There have been changes to both audits which take affect May 1. Growers should download the latest versions from https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/auditing/gap-ghp/harmonized. The Harmonized Audit is version 2 dated February 8, 2021 and the Harmonized Plus+ with […]
Continue reading...April 19, 2021 Dave Schmitt
What to Look for At Bloom: Cankers of Stone fruit.
Bacterial Spot is a key pest of Peach, Nectarine and Plum and in some years like 2019 can cause significant losses. It is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas arbicola pv. pruni. Bacterial spot cankers that cause tip dieback (commonly called Black Tip) are often difficult to distinguish from cankers caused by other peach diseases. Other […]
Continue reading...April 15, 2021 Tim Waller
Nursery and Landscape Pest Scouting Guide: 150-250 Growing Degree-days and Boxwood Blight Risk ( currently = low risk )
Nursery and Landscape Pest Scouting Guide 150-250 GDD50: Please print or download these resources (click on them): Printable Nursery Pest Scouting 150-250 GDD Expanded Nursery Pest Scouting Guide 150-250 GDD with CLICKABLE LINKS (Zoom in and click directly on the links within this document) Compiled Nursery and Landscape Pest Scouting 0-250 GDD (Printable) Remember: To […]
Continue reading...April 15, 2021 Kate Brown
Tractor Safety – “No Seat, No Rider”
There is no argument that tractors have forever changed agriculture. The use of tractors has long replaced the presence of draft horses on almost every farm in America. It is estimated that cultivation of land with a modern tractor allows 64 acres to be plowed in the time it took to cultivate one acre with […]
Continue reading...April 14, 2021 Megan Muehlbauer
Ask the Expert Series Orchard Edition
Ask the Expert Series Orchard Edition Please Join us for an Interactive Discussion on Tree Fruit Insect Pests April 21: 9AM-10AM Zoom Link: https://go.rutgers.edu/eu5ps890 Meeting ID: 970 1440 2692 Password: 989229 Join by Phone: +1 646 558 8656 Expert Panelists Anne Nielsen Ph.D. Associate Extension Specialist in Entomology, Rutgers University and Arthur Agnello Ph.D. […]
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