Kudos to fellow Rutgers Professor/County Agent William Hlubik, and congratulations to his team for getting a spotlight on our aging American farmers! The need for new farmers, and the great Rutgers Cooperative Extension and other programs out there that assist those beginner farmers, was the topic of a special segment of CBS Evening News ‘Eye […]
Continue reading...August 5, 2024 Rick VanVranken
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Beginner Farmer Training Program In National News Spotlight
August 1, 2024 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Managing Cranberry Toad Bugs – August 2024
The cranberry toad bug, Phylloscelis rubra (Figure 1), is a pest of concern to cranberry growers in New Jersey. A recent study demonstrated that even relatively low densities of this insect can cause significant injury to cranberries (Rodriguez-Saona et al., 2020. “Characterizing the Feeding Injury Caused by Phylloscelis rubra (Hemiptera: Dictyopharidae) to Cranberries,” Journal of […]
Continue reading...July 31, 2024 Kris Holmstrom
Vegetable IPM Update 7/31/24
Sweet Corn Fall armyworm (FAW) infestations remain present, although in fields where growers responded with appropriate insecticides, control has been good. Because FAW moths are highly mobile, it is important to monitor fields at least weekly for signs of infestation. Whorl stage plants are prime targets for egg laying. Newly hatched FAW larvae cause holes […]
Continue reading...July 29, 2024 Thierry Besancon
Autonomous straddling robot for vineyard – Public demo on August 2, 2024, in Landisville
July 28, 2024 Kate Brown
Beat the Heat: NWS Forecast Tools – Expanded
The National Weather Service compiled a list of resources on “Weather Information for Agriculture”. Direct links to long range outlooks (6-10 day and 8-14 day periods) for temperature are one inclusion which may be relevant for on-farm planning related to heat stress prevention. Farmers may utilize other tools referenced in this resource to: Evaluate recent […]
Continue reading...July 24, 2024 Kris Holmstrom
Vegetable IPM Update 7/24/24
Sweet Corn Fall Armyworm Alert! Fall armyworm (FAW) infestations are increasing in frequency and severity now. While numbers are not extreme, field scouts are reporting infestation rates from 12-30% with some regularity in many parts of central and northern NJ. Cooperating growers in Cape May County (where FAW is typically heaviest) report that FAW is […]
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