“Ask the Ag Agent” was created in spring 2020, when COVID-19 forced a new normal in communications nationwide. Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents working with “Ask the Ag Agent” education and outreach are committed to the agriculture industry and all interested in growing plants, raising livestock and essential resources related to agriculture. The program will […]
Continue reading...September 9, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 9/09/20
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults continue to be very low, and no map will appear in this edition. Fall armyworm (FAW) larval infestations are at fairly low levels. Infestations generally are in the single digits to below 20%, and with few plantings in the whorl stage at this point in the season, FAW […]
Continue reading...September 8, 2020 Hemant Gohil
Wine Grape Harvest Timing Notes
By Daniel Ward and Hemant Gohil It is harvest season and one of the most challenging aspects of wine making is upon us – When to harvest? There is no single combination of physical, chemical, flavor and aromatic composition of grape berries that can be used to decide when to pick, so we need to […]
Continue reading...September 8, 2020 Michael Westendorf
Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for September 8, 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 […]
Continue reading...September 2, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 9/02/20
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults continue to be very low, and no map will appear in this edition. Fall armyworm (FAW) larval infestations have declined to fairly low levels. Infestations generally are in the single digits to below 20%, but FAW could increase dramatically with the arrival of storms, resulting in significant injury […]
Continue reading...September 2, 2020 Thierry Besancon
Reflex 2SL received a 24(c) SLN label for transplanted peppers and tomatoes
A 24(c) Special Local Needs label has been recently approved for New Jersey for use of Reflex herbicide for Control of Weeds in Transplanted Tomatoes and Transplanted Peppers. The use of Reflex 2SL is legal ONLY if a waiver of liability has been completed on the Syngenta website (https://www.syngenta-us.com/labels/indemnified-label-login). Reflex is a selective preemergence herbicide […]
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