New Jersey offers a variety of statewide energy efficiency programs that are designed to offer full project development assistance from information on best practices to rebate payments and financing tools. “Incentives for Indoor Agriculture” webinar will be presented by New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program on Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 11:00am to 12:00pmEDT. This webinar […]
Continue reading...February 26, 2021 Hemant Gohil
Tree Fruit Growers Meeting – I (virtual)
March 9 (Tue) 9 am– 10:15 am 9 am – 9:30 am: Peach Rootstock Performance in Recent Trials Dr. James Schupp, Professor of Pomology, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Schupp will update on the some of the promising new peach rootstocks from the multi-year NC 140 trials. 9:30 am – 10 am: Updates on Tactics for […]
Continue reading...February 26, 2021 Wes Kline
Free Food Safety Webinar Series
The Rutgers On-Farm Food Safety Team will be presenting three free webinars in March from 12:00 pm to 1:00pm. These will cover issues related to audits and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) – Produce Safety Rule. On March 12 we will have an “Introduction to FSMA and Audits” discussing the difference between them, if […]
Continue reading...February 24, 2021 Rick VanVranken
NJ WIC Senior/Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
The NJ Dept of Health’s Women, Infants and Children program administers the Senior/Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program that provides vouchers to purchase fresh produce only through authorized on-farm and community farmers’ markets. They now serve over 80,000 NJ residents and are recruiting new Farmers and Market Managers to help them reach even more eligible customers. If […]
Continue reading...February 24, 2021 Rick VanVranken
2021 NJ Ag/VGANJ Convention Virtual Educational Sessions – Thursday
Day 4 is here already. Thank you for participating this week. We hope this has been a useful program for you. Please use the following links for Thursday’s sessions. Access for all morning sessions begins at 9am Thursday Feb 25 here: https://go.rutgers.edu/a6s5d8nq with presentations beginning at 9:15am. All morning sessions will be in ‘breakout rooms’ accessible […]
Continue reading...February 24, 2021 Dave Schmitt
Tree Fruit Canker Removal and Scouting for Scale While Pruning.
Pruning fruit trees is an important horticultural practice that promotes proper tree vigor and canopy architecture for optimal fruit production. Generally the best time for dormant pruning pome fruit in the northeast is January through early March. Stone fruit, with the exception of sweet cherry, may be safely pruned as late as the delayed dormant […]
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