Mid Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will be held February 8-11, 2021 ONLINE! This year’s Mid Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference is 100% online. There will be an excellent lineup of speakers from all over the country presenting on topics ranging from soil health to digital marketing. New Jersey Pesticide Credits will be awarded (CORE, […]
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Free Webinar: Strategies to Help Ag Producers Plan During the COVID-19 Crisis
Eastern farmers and agricultural producers have experienced unprecedented challenges in handling the vulnerability of our food systems. As we move forward to plan for a new season and a new year during the COVID pandemic, there is an urgent need to seek and identify best strategies to support farmers and agricultural producers in adjusting goals […]
Continue reading...A Decade of SWD: Lessons for Management
In case you missed it, here is the video of the webinar on “A Decade of SWD: Lessons for Management” sponsored by the Sustainable SWD Management SCRI Project.
Continue reading...NJDEP & Rutgers OCPE Announce Roll Out of New Online Pesticide Exam Portal!
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Rutgers University are pleased to announce that the new online Pesticide Applicator Certification Exam Registration (PACER) system is NOW AVAILABLE for your use. Anyone interested in … Read More »
Continue reading...Winter Pest Monitoring in the Landscape

During the winter dormant season, there are a significant number of potential pests of ornamentals that require monitoring. Pest populations ignored during the off season is a missed opportunity to evaluate future problems. These potential concerns can be especially pronounced on evergreen shrubs and conifers. Therefore, this winter do not make the mistake of thinking […]
Continue reading...Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program Now Available for Eligible Producers Affected by 2018, 2019 Natural Disasters
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has announced that signup for the Quality Loss Adjustment (QLA) Program began Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Funded by the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, this new program provides assistance to producers who suffered eligible crop quality losses due to natural disasters occurring in 2018 […]
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