Corn Earworm Management in Sweet Corn Needs Assessment Survey – One Final Time!! Dr. Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor/Extension Specialist with the Department of Entomology at University of Maryland, is leading a team of researchers (including Rutgers IPM personnel) who have developed a survey to prioritize research and extension efforts for improving corn earworm management in […]
Continue reading...September 20, 2021 Rick VanVranken
COVID-19 Vaccines Still Available For Farmworkers
At the request of the New Jersey Departments of Health and Agriculture, please read the following message: Our offices are working diligently to ensure that all farmworkers are protected against COVID-19 for the fall season – to that end, we have developed a new survey to assess the migrant and seasonal farm worker population for […]
Continue reading...September 20, 2021 Meredith Melendez
Secretary Fisher Message on Vaccine Survey
A message from Secretary Douglas Fisher: We are reaching out regarding COVID-19 vaccination support for you and your farmworkers. We are working to ensure that all farmworkers are protected against COVID-19 as we head into the fall season – to that end, if any of your workers are not yet vaccinated for COVID-19 and are […]
Continue reading...September 20, 2021 Wes Kline
Cleaning and Sanitizing Grading Equipment Grower Meeting
Join us on October 7th from 4-6pm at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 121 Northville Rd., Bridgeton, NJ 08302) for a hands-on grower meeting that will cover: how to assess washing and packing equipment; differences of sanitization products; and how to monitor pH and sanitizer concentrations. We will be demonstrating a new packing […]
Continue reading...September 18, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Where do I find a practicing farm animal veterinarian?
At the request of the NJAES Board of Managers, RCE authored a guidance directory of practicing NJ veterinarians that provide care for food and fiber animals. The series was recently published as a bulletin and two accompanying fact sheets on the NJAES website at https://njaes.rutgers.edu/pubs/. The list of large animal and poultry veterinarian practices can […]
Continue reading...September 16, 2021 Kate Brown
Help Evaluate New Farm Safety “Tailgate Trainings”
The Northeast Ag Safety and Health Coalition is looking for farmers willing to field-test and evaluate their new set of “Tailgate Trainings” – short, simple, training sessions that a farm owner or manager can use with a small group of workers. The trainings are designed to be done with small groups, anywhere, and promote retention […]
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