A team of extension educators from the University of New Hampshire, University of Vermont, and Cornell University is seeking input from strawberry growers in the region on current practices and challenges faced in strawberry production. As part of the Northeast SARE project “Advancing Strawberry Production in the Northeast,” your feedback will guide research and outreach […]
Continue reading...December 7, 2020 Rick VanVranken
Sweet Basil Virtual Workshop This Thursday and Friday
Managing Basil Under Increasingly Challenging Conditions, a virtual workshop, will be held this Thursday, Dec. 10, and Friday, Dec. 11. Hosted by University of Massachusetts in collaboration with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and the University of Florida as part of our USDA/SCRI/NIFA supported Sweet Basil Research Initiative, with Drs. Jim Simon and […]
Continue reading...December 7, 2020 Steven K. Rettke
A Primer on Dormant Oil Applications
Dormant Oil Guidelines: Dormant oils at 2-4% rates in the late fall & late winter seasons can aid in the control of overwintering insects and insect eggs. Consider treating for such pests as aphids (eggs), southern red mites/eggs, spruce spider mites/eggs, oak spider mites (eggs), eriophyid mites/eggs, spruce gall adelgids, lace bugs (deciduous plants), cankerworms […]
Continue reading...November 24, 2020 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Webinar: “A decade of SWD: Lessons for management”
Join the Sustainable SWD Management Team on Tuesday December 8, 2020 at 12 pm (EST) For a one hour webinar: “A decade of SWD: Lessons for management” Register in advance for this webinar: https://ncsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r__Q2lCTS2Wkf8UZmq4KlA We will highlight what we have learned about spotted-wing drosophila populations, crop risk, pesticide efficacy, biological control, cultural & behavioral controls, […]
Continue reading...November 24, 2020 Wes Kline
Food Safety Training 2021
With the need to social distance and restrictions on the number of individuals allowed at a meeting we are holding all our food safety trainings online for the spring. Below is the list of trainings which are limited to 20 participants for each unless noted. Produce Safety Alliance Training The Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training […]
Continue reading...November 20, 2020 Thierry Besancon
Integrated Weed Management Workshops (with functional registration link)
An Integrated Weed Management workshops organized by Virginia Tech, University of Delaware, and University of Maryland will be held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday Dec. 8th (first half of the meeting) and Tuesday Dec. 15th (second half of the meeting). On both days, participants can choose the time that works best for them: 8-10 am […]
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