Plant & Pest Advisory

Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

September 18, 2025 Michelle Infante-Casella

Webinar on Monday 9/22/26 from 12-1PM: Farm Equipment Hits the Highway: Growing Risks and Smarter Solutions

According to US Bureau of Labor Statistics, agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations. This is due to the varied number of agricultural risks encountered by farmers and farm workers. Recent events in New Jersey have brought up concerns about farm equipment on public roads. On Monday, September 22nd from 12:00PM-1:00PM EST, there will […]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, training, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: Farm Equipment, road safety, webinar

September 16, 2025 Claudia Gil Arroyo

Networks to Reduce Risk: Annie’s Project – Info session

The program, “Networks to Reduce Risk: Annie’s Project Builds Viable Farms in Urban and Rural NJ” will include four unique field trips and a dynamic, six-part webinar series. The overarching goal of this program is to improve risk management strategies of urban and rural farm business owners by connecting them with interactive educational opportunities, practical […]

Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Disease Forecasting, Field, Forage & Livestock, Food Safety, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: annie's project, field trip, risk management, webinar

September 15, 2025 Kate Brown

Cover Crop Webinar Series Hosted by NECCC

Flyer for fall webinar series on cover crops

The Northeast Cover Crops Council will host a fall webinar series. The webinars will take place from 12-1 pm on Wednesdays from October 1 to November 5, 2025. Click here to register for the series.

Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: Cover Crops, soil health, webinar

September 12, 2025 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer

Veg IPM Update 9/12/25

Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn is wrapping up very slowly with the cool weather we’re having. Meanwhile, corn earworm (CEW) moth captures are staying high — many locations need 3-day spray intervals (see map). If temperatures get high (>85 degrees F), shorten the spray interval by one day. Rotation is important […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, vegetable, Vegetable Crops

September 11, 2025 Tess Stahl

NJDA Updates on HPAI: Cases in New Jersey this Year, and a Recommendation to Tighten Biosecurity before Fall Migration

State officials are urging backyard poultry owners to strengthen their biosecurity practices following a series of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detections across New Jersey earlier this year. Between February and May 2025, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) confirmed HPAI at eight locations, including two backyard flocks in Salem and Atlantic counties, and […]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock

September 11, 2025 Claudia Gil Arroyo