Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Overview: When used properly, mulches and composts can improve soils and provide many beneficial effects to plant health and vigor. Undesirable nuisance fungi, however, may also occur when different types of mulches or composts are used under certain conditions. Some of the more common examples of these nuisance fungi include the shotgun or artillery fungus […]
Continue reading...Pear psylla adults are among the earliest pests to appear in tree fruit crops, and indeed adults are already active in southern counties. The first eggs have been observed in southern counties over the past two weeks and oviposition will continue through bloom.
Continue reading...Please print or download the two resources of this post (click on them): Printable Pest Scouting Guide 25-60 GDD Expanded Pest Scouting Guide 25-60 GDD with CLICKABLE links (Zoom in and click directly on the links within this document) The information provided in the downloads gives early season scouting ranges (in growing degree days, base 50F) […]
Continue reading...In case you missed one of the RCE Animal Ag, Field and Forage Working Group Webinars this past year, here are the recorded video links to access them in the future. Basic Pasture Management: https://go.rutgers.edu/sz36rbvt Assessing Pastures Soil Sampling and Yields Expected Basic Pasture Management and Fertility Horse Pasture Management: https://go.rutgers.edu/239mnwb5 Stretching Your Hay using […]
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Every year hundreds of employees are injured or die from preventable hazards while working in grain storage and handling. Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week, sponsored by the OSHA Alliance Program, is a coordinated industry effort to raise awareness of grain handling hazards and educate industry members to prevent injuries and incidents associated with grain […]
Continue reading...“On March 17, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) wildlife damage management program, Wildlife Services (WS), posted its annual Program Data Reports (PDR) for fiscal year (FY) 2020. The reports are available on the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) webpage, representing the 25th year that WS has shared this information about its […]
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