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UPDATE: Emergency BTM Compliance Agreement Meeting with NJDA – Seabrook Firehouse, 3PM – Monday 31st (Free – just show up if within a quarantined county) 90 Foster Road, Bridgeton (Upper Deerfield Township), NJ 08302 This PPA post has no legal bearing. This is a long but extremely important post about the expansion of the […]
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As we approach the end of August, harvest of blueberries and peaches are ending while apple and grape harvest is beginning across the state. Temperatures for the month, particularly in the last week have been mild with high relative humidity. Heavy periods of rainfall were seen late last week with some areas recording more than […]
Continue reading...September 3rd, 2026 – 9:00am to 11:30am Location: 44 Longstreet Rd, Holmdel, NJ 07733 NJ Pesticide License Recertification Credits 3A: 5 8C: 5 10: 5 PP2: 5 Steve Rettke: IPM Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Bill Errickson, PhD: Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County Tim Waller, PhD: Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of […]
Continue reading...Please join us Monday, August 31, 2026, from 6:00–8:30 p.m. at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Salem County in Woodstown for an evening of timely field crop production updates. Rutgers Cooperative Extension – Salem County 51 Cheney Road, Woodstown, NJ Program begins at 6:00 p.m.; please arrive early. Schedule & Topics 6:00 p.m. – Welcome & […]
Continue reading...With the New Jersey soybeans reaching the R4 (full pod) growth stage, the crop is entering a crucial period for yield development. The plants shown below are at around R4 growth stage. For farmers in Southern New Jersey, this is a crucial time to scout fields closely and minimize stresses that can affect pod and […]
Continue reading...Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber and butternut squash in southern New Jersey. This is the first report of CDM this growing season in the state. All cucurbit fields need to be scouted on a daily basis and preventative fungicide programs need to be initiated. For more information on CDM and its control […]
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