Pepper Weevil Management and Research Priorities March 3, 2021, 1:00 – 3:00 pm Online Zoom Meeting Pepper growers/agribusiness professionals/extension personnel are invited to attend a virtual meeting to discuss current pepper weevil management tactics and to set research priorities. Since 2006, at least one farm each growing season has been infested with pepper weevil. So […]
Continue reading...February 24, 2021 Wes Kline
Food Safety for Blueberry Growers Virtual Program March 16, 2021
To register for the program, go to rutgersonfarmfoodsafety.eventbrite.com. The closing date to register is Tuesday, March 2nd 10:00-10:30 Microbial Life and Biofilms 10:30-11:00 FSMA PSR Inspection Update 11:05-11:50 Building a One-Way Street: Backflow Prevention 11:50-12:15 Cleaning and Disinfection- What have we learned from Covid-19?
Continue reading...February 24, 2021 Wes Kline
Harmonized Audit Training
With a new Harmonized Audit taking affect May 1 this is your last chance to hear about the changes. The training from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm will cover each question in the Audit and discuss the changes. Closing date for the March 2nd training is Friday, February 26th. Go the RutgersOnFarmFoodSafety.Eventbrite.com to register. After […]
Continue reading...February 24, 2021 Pat Hastings
VGANJ 2021 CORE Session: New Jersey Private Pesticide Applicators in a Virtual COVID World…
Many processes and and resources for the certification and licensing of New Jersey Private Pesticide Applicators for pesticide licensing are now available virtually. Today Rutgers Designated Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP) Coordinator fo… Read More »
Continue reading...February 23, 2021 Rick VanVranken
2021 NJ Ag/VGANJ Convention Virtual Educational Sessions – Wed
Please join in via the following links for Wednesday’s sessions. Access for all morning sessions begins at 9am Wed Feb 23 here: https://go.rutgers.edu/vdh6okge with presentations beginning at 9:15am. Like Monday and Tuesday, once you’ve logged in you will be directed to ‘breakout rooms’ for each of the morning sessions. When the Wednesday morning sessions end, […]
Continue reading...February 23, 2021 Melissa Bravo
‘Pesticide Awareness Week’ takes place in March
February 8, 2021 by Melissa Bravo, Assistant Professor, County Agent III, Salem County Now is a good time to review your personal pesticide exposure knowledge for the products you will be handling this season. To get you started, take this pesticide handling self-assessment quiz. Then ask yourself the following questions:
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