You’ve probably heard it by now. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season for 2020. NOAA predicts “a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season and only a 10% chance of a below-normal season.” This translates to 6-10 hurricanes (>= 74 mph winds), […]
Continue reading...August 2, 2020 Hemant Gohil
Statewide Wine Grape Twilight – II (Webex)
Please follow the the link below the program agenda, to attend the Wine Grape Twilight – II meeting, scheduled on August 5 (Wed), 6 pm – 7:30 pm. There is no registration requirement for this meeting. Growers Questions and Discussions: My vineyard could be developing resistance to Downy Mildew (DM) spray. What should I do […]
Continue reading...August 1, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 8/1/20
No reports of Late blight in region. To track the progress of Late blight in the US please click here. Cucurbit downy mildew remains active on cucumber in southern New Jersey. There have been no reports of CDM in other cucurbit crops in the region to date. For a review of CDM control please click […]
Continue reading...July 29, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 7/29/20
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults continue to be very low, although a few traps in Cape May and Burlington counties have shown initial signs of a second flight. Numbers are low and isolated such that no map will appear in this edition. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending […]
Continue reading...July 28, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 7/29/20
Peach: Stink Bugs Apples and Peaches: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) has been steadily increasing in isolated locations. The highest levels seen are on 2 farms in Gloucester County at 4 per trap and at 2 farms in Morris County at 16 and 18 per trap. The Morris County traps are adjacent to apples, and […]
Continue reading...July 28, 2020 Rick VanVranken
USDA Farmers To Families Food Box Program – New Round Solicitation
Listening in USDA’s webinar reveals major changes in this latest solicitation for the third round of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. This time they only want multi-commodity ‘combination boxes’, i.e. produce plus meat/dairy plus optional eggs! — check out the specs on page 4 of the solicitation here – https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/FFFB_solicitationRound3.pdf). They are much […]
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