Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

August 19, 2020

Vegetable IPM Update 8/19/20

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults remain very low, and no map will appear in this edition. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 8/19/20 are as follows: Downer   1 Matawan   1 Fall armyworm (FAW) larval infestations continue at a fairly steady rate, except for coastal Monmouth County, where infestations […]

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Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops
August 19, 2020

CFAP Webinars for Additional Eligible Commodities

Join the USDA Farm Service Agency this afternoon, Wednesday August 19th at 3 pm, for the “Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Producer Webinar: Additional Eligible Commodities Added.” USDA Farm Service Agency will discuss additional commodities that are now eligible for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), providing detailed examples on nursery crops, specialty crops, cut flowers, […]

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Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: , , , , ,
August 18, 2020

Fruit IPM for August 19, 2020

Peach: Stink Bugs Apples and Peaches: BMSB populations are becoming quite high in several northern locations. These populations have the potential to do serious damage to apples where populations are high. Growers with high BMSB populations should consider weekly insecticide applications and/or supplemental border applications with BMSB effective insecticides.

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
August 12, 2020

Vegetable IPM Update 8/12/20

Note:  Cucurbit downy mildew has now been identified on cucumber in southern and northern NJ.  See the pumpkin and winter squash section below for more information.   Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults remain very low, and no map will appear in this edition. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week […]

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Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops
August 12, 2020

Additional “Guidance and Compliance Assistance on Farmworker Safety & Pay During the Pandemic” Offered by US Dept of Labor – Wage & Hour

The following message was shared by Shavonne Person, Community Outreach & Resource Planning Specialist (CORPS), and Steven Risko, Assistant District Director, U.S. Department of Labor – Wage & Hour Division, Southern New Jersey District Office in Lawrenceville: “The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division enforces some of our nation’s most comprehensive labor laws […]

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Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: , , , , , , ,
August 12, 2020

Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for August 11, 2020

This auction sells: lambs, sheep, goats, calves, beef cattle, pigs, rabbits, and all types of heavy fowl. Auctions are held every Tuesday with the first sale beginning at 10:30 am and ending with the last sale at 5:30 pm. Hay, straw, grain, and firewood are also for sale. Hackettstown Livestock Auction Farm Fresh Eggs available […]

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Filed Under: Field, Forage & Livestock