Pre-Harvest Drop Control and Harvest Management for Apples

Variety response to ReTain and rate.

For growers interested in using products to control pre-harvest drop, particularly on Early/Mid-Season apple varieties, now is the time to consider applying them.  This is a valuable consideration particularly this year for retaining high value varieties such as early season Honeycrisp. As apples mature they produce the hormone ethylene.  Ethylene induces stem loosening which results […]

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Landscape IPM Walk at the David C. Shaw Arboretum in Holmdel Park

September 3rd, 2026 – 9:00am to 11:30am Location: 44 Longstreet Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733 NJ Pesticide License Recertification Credits 3A: TBD 8C: TBD 10: TBD PP2: TBD Steve Rettke: IPM Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Bill Errickson, PhD: Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County This program will provide hands-on experience in IPM best […]

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Vegetable IPM Update 8/7/26

Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Read more for the latest pest and disease updates.

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Blueberry Webinar Series September 2026 – Registration is Open!

Registration is open for a 4-part live virtual webinar series for commercial blueberry producers co-organized by Rutgers University and Penn State University. Scan the QR-code on the attached flyer or follow the link to register: https://extension.psu.edu/commercial-blueberry-update When: Tuesdays, September 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2026 (11:00 AM-12:30 PM ET) Registration deadline: September 7, 2026 Registration […]

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Farming Twilight Meeting

October 22, 2026 6:00PM – 8:30 PM Location: 1076 Seahorse Winery Seashore Road Cape May NJ  08204   Program 6:00 PM – Registration / Light Refreshments 6:15 PM – Welcome – Claudia Gil Arroyo, County Agent III, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County; Rutgers NJAES 6:20 PM – James Shope, PhD., Assistant Extension Specialist […]

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Research Twilight Meeting for Vegetable Growers – RSVP by August 10

Roadside sign for the Rutgers Snyder Research and Extension Farm.

Join us for a Research Twilight Meeting at the picturesque Rutgers Snyder Research and Extension Farm on Wednesday, August 12, 2026! Attendees will gain practical information on management of corn earworm and cucurbit downy mildew paired with timely reminders on resistance management. We will tour the research plots and share updates on the current research […]

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