Update 8/26/20: Correct link to survey is: udc.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3t0bgrmjwRG0WTH. All NJ counties (except Salem) are classified as urban, so anyone farming in NJ is an Urban agriculturalist. That said, Rutgers University is collaborating with Land Grant schools across the Northeast U.S. to gather your experiences and thoughts about urban agriculture. I invite you to please fill […]
Continue reading...August 25, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for August 25, 2020
Stink Bugs Apples and Peaches: Populations are little changed since last week, although slightly lower in most areas. Hot spots are starting to show up to 3% damage in southern county apples. Hot spots also exist in Morris and Middlesex Counties. In order to prevent damage growers need weekly BMSB effective materials, especially on the […]
Continue reading...August 21, 2020 Megan Muehlbauer
Act Now! PGR Application for Harvest Management in Apple Orchards
With the looming risk of labor shortages and limitations on public visiting farms, tree fruit growers should consider their options for apple pre-harvest drop management. The past few nights have been cool enough for color development in early varieties such as Honeycrisp and Gala, emphasizing the need to initiate harvest management strategies. Excellent practical guidance […]
Continue reading...August 19, 2020 Michelle Infante-Casella
COVID-19 Safety Tips for Agritourism Operations
Continued community transmission of COVID-19 presents challenges to many businesses, including on-farm agritourism operations. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agritourism Working Group developed farm assessment resources titled, Considerations for Agritourism Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, to assist producers with agritourism activities as part of their on-farm marketing strategies. Considerations listed are designed to help operators evaluate […]
Continue reading...August 19, 2020 Michelle Infante-Casella
Webinars: Considerations for Agritourism Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Monday, August 31, 2020 07:00 PM And Tuesday, September 1, 2020 07:00 PM For more information see: https://agritourism.rutgers.edu/training/ The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agritourism Working Group developed considerations to assist NJ farmers with agritourism operations on their farms during the COVID-19 pandemic. This document is designed to help operators manage strategies for compliance with State executive […]
Continue reading...August 19, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
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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