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. […]
Continue reading...April 12, 2021 Dave Schmitt
Tree Fruit IPM Report for April 12, 2021
Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree Fruit Phenology remains about normal. In southern counties all peach orchards are at full bloom to petal fall. Redhaven was at approximately full bloom on 4/12. Plums are at petal fall and pears are at full bloom. Red Delicious is at pink with just a few blossoms beginning to open. Sweet […]
Continue reading...April 11, 2021 Melissa Bravo
A spray tank’s last check list visual aide for corn and soybean weed management
Back in March, regional weed extension professionals discussed creating a visual aide chart for herbicide selection for the big three problematic weeds (palmer amaranth, common ragweed and marestail) in corn and soybean. Below are two url links to “A Spray Tank’s Last Checklist in Soybean“; and “A Spray Tank’s Last Checklist in Corn” courtesy of […]
Continue reading...April 9, 2021 Norman Lalancette
Improving Your Early Season Peach Brown Rot Control Program – An Update
Have you ever felt that you did everything right at controlling brown rot during the preharvest period, but still got a significant amount of brown rot at harvest? Your preharvest fungicide applications were at tight intervals during the roughly 21-day fruit ripening period. Rains occurred but you were protected. Even when you looked back at […]
Continue reading...April 8, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Wild garlic overly adundant plan now to prevent dockage
Wild garlic dominates cropland and pastures throughout Salem County this spring. A few observations of star-of-bethlehem are also noted. Due to the excessive rainfall last year, assume abundance of wild garlic bulbs are sprouting in small grains in fields known to have an infestation. Due to crop height and density, garlic leaves are difficult to […]
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