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...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...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 […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM for September 2, 2020

Peach: Peachtree Borers: The peachtree borer flight has peaked and most of the eggs have been laid and larvae emerged.
Continue reading...SLF: Current Management Recommendations in Vineyards

By Katarzyna Madalinska, Megan Muehlbauer, George Hamilton, and Anne L. Nielsen Spotted lanternfly was first found in northern NJ in 2018. Since then, populations are rapidly increasing and will substantially surpass those seen in 2019. Management of this pest is critical as we are still in the exponential growth phase of the population. There has […]
Continue reading...Reminder: Considerations for Agritourism Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, last Webinar Tonight
Please join us for the 2nd webinar to discuss our resource, “Considerations for Agritourism Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Time: Sep 1, 2020 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) To Join on Zoom: https://go.rutgers.edu/sfk96jlp Meeting ID: 912 2343 8378 Password: 636141 Join By Phone +1-646-558-8656 Meeting ID: 912 2343 8378 If you have any […]
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