Partnering with the Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NEC), the Vessel Dynamics Laboratory at George Mason University created an online app that shows how various practices aimed to slow the spread of COVID-19 among farm workers in shared housing can work. Room for Improvement: An Online Tool for Reducing the Spread of COVID-19 […]
Continue reading...September 22, 2020 Rick VanVranken
Farm Worker Housing Simulator Shows How To Help Reduce COVID-19 Spread
September 21, 2020 Matthew Elmore
Please Help: Annual Bluegrass Survey
Conditions for good annual bluegrass growth have returned. Whether you adore or despise Poa annua, consider completing a survey which will allow us to collect valuable insights regarding the turf industry and opinions about managing this pesky grass. T… Read More »
Continue reading...September 21, 2020 Nick Polanin
Climate Adaptation Fellowship Program Seeks Farmer and Advisor Applicants
Climate change is bringing challenges for vegetable and small fruit growers. For farmers to reduce their risk, they need to adapt. To address this increasing need, the Climate Adaptation Fellowship was created. The 1-year program provides a peer-to-peer curriculum for farmers and advisors. Its framework is designed to integrate climate science with a land […]
Continue reading...September 18, 2020 Tim Waller
Tea roses imported into the state have been found expressing rose mosaic disease
Inspectors at the New Jersey Department of Agriculture recently flagged an unusually high number of tea roses expressing rose mosaic disease. These roses were shipped in from out of state. If you plan to inventory this type of rose for the upcoming season, it is highly advised that you have conversations about this with your […]
Continue reading...September 17, 2020 Kate Brown
Every Farmer Counts! 76th National Farm Safety & Health Week – Sept. 20-26, 2020.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Ag and Natural Resources Dept Chair Nick Polanin has announced the good news that RCE has been able to hire Ms. Kate Brown as Program Associate II to work on commercial crop production in the RCE-Burlington County office. We welcome Kate to the job. In continuing some of the programs of retired […]
Continue reading...September 17, 2020 Michael Westendorf
Spontaneous Combustion
When environmental temperatures reach the highs they have for much of this summer, there are risks of spontaneous combustion of hay supplies, and of manure piles, especially when moisture levels are elevated. Several years ago, horse manure pile on a farm in New York State burst into flames resulting in smoke and odors impacting nearby […]
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