GRAPE EXPECTATION – 2021 New Jersey Wine Grape Symposium March 6 (Saturday) 9 AM – 12 PM Please note that, there is a two step process to register for the pesticide recertification credits. Please see below the links and instructions. If you have already completed the STEP 1 (registering for the educational sessions), you may […]
Continue reading...March 1, 2021 Hemant Gohil and Gary Pavlis
2021 Grape Expectation – Registration for Pesticide Recertification Credits
March 1, 2021 Rick VanVranken
Governor Murphy Announces Expansion of Eligibility for New Jersey’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program
Secretary Fisher would like to share the following Press Release from Governor Murphy regarding the vaccination of farmworkers. “A healthy workforce is of critical importance for agriculture and the food industry supply chain,” said New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas H. Fisher. “We appreciate that Governor Murphy has prioritized the vaccination of our essential farmworkers as […]
Continue reading...March 1, 2021 Kate Brown
‘Driving Safety Home’ is Theme of Agricultural Safety Awareness Program Week, Feb. 28 – March 6
Sharing resources that will help farmers and ranchers keep safety top of mind through the Agricultural Safety Awareness Program (ASAP) is a priority of county and state Farm Bureau leaders across the nation. As part of ASAP, Feb. 28 – March 6 has been designated as Agricultural Safety Awareness Week. U.S. Agricultural Safety and Health […]
Continue reading...February 28, 2021 Nick Polanin
Energy Efficiency Incentives for Indoor Agriculture – Webinar
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 […]
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