[November 9, 2020]. The NJDEP has updated its’ September 28th alert on pesticide certification examinations. The update is excerpted in whole below, and has been posted to NJDEP Licensing and Registrations – Pesticide Links and www.pcpnj.org… Read More »
Continue reading...November 12, 2020 Michelle Infante-Casella
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for Livestock Producers
By, Stephen Komar and Michelle Infante-Casella Livestock producers are eligible for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2). If you commercially raise animals for food, fur, fiber, or feathers, you may be eligible for assistance. Check to see if you raise eligible livestock through the USDA’s Eligible Commodities Finder. USDA’s Farm Service Agency will […]
Continue reading...November 5, 2020 Rick VanVranken
U.S. Trade Rep & International Trade Commission Seek Grower Input For Section 201 Blueberry Import Investigation
As you may have read in this week’s NJ Farm Bureau newsletter or heard about elsewhere, following-up on a side comment about unfair trade practices concerning produce imports from Canada on an earlier phone call regarding the impact of COVID-19 on NJ agriculture, Congressman Jeff Van Drew arranged a meeting for growers with USDA Under […]
Continue reading...November 5, 2020 Michelle Infante-Casella
Soil Health Webinars Featuring Dr. James White Rutgers University Plant Pathology Professor, November 17th and 18th
You may have seen this information in the November 5th “Morning Ag Clips” edition. If not, please see this information being reposted here about webinars on soil health being held on November 17th and 18th. Healthy soil is within the reach of every farm and ranching operation. The principles that govern healthy, productive soils are […]
Continue reading...November 4, 2020 Hemant Gohil
Statewide Wine Grape Twilight – III
The Wine Grape Twilight –III meeting is scheduled at 6 – 7 PM on Nov 10 (Tue). There is no registration requirement for this meeting. Please use the Webex link below for attending the meeting. https://rutgers.webex.com/rutgers/j.php?MTID=m7a85d84aabb245de7dd9a70b05891f76 Topics Who Gets to Say When the Epidemic is Over? Peter Oudemans, Professor, Small Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES Fall […]
Continue reading...November 2, 2020 Rick VanVranken
NJ PPE Access Program For NJ Businesses
On the New Jersey COVID-19 Information Hub, there is news that NJ Businesses can receive discounts to purchase PPE from approved retailers. There is a 10% discount on PPE products for all businesses, and qualified small businesses may receive an additional 25% discount. If you are planning your PPE purchases for the winter or next […]
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