Earlier this week, NJ Secretary of Ag Douglas Fisher released this attached letter, co-signed by Dept of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, urging all growers with farm labor to take advantage of opportunities to help protect your employees from COVID-19. As the letter states, “One program that is being implemented FREE OF CHARGE for all farms […]
Continue reading...July 15, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 7/15/20
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults have all but disappeared over the past week, and no map will appear in this edition. Larval infestations are sparse now, as the last corn plantings to be exposed to ECB in the whorl now have entered the silk stage. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB […]
Continue reading...July 15, 2020 Pat Hastings
Worker Protection Standard: Videos for Annual Training of Workers and Handlers
Use Rutgers NJAES Worker Protection website loaded with “Quick-Connect” With EPA’s short term WPS training exemptions for COVID-19, provide your workers and handlers access to videos they can watch without being disturbed as an alternative … Read More »
Continue reading...July 15, 2020 Pat Hastings
EPA Releases Guidance on Pesticide Safety Training Requirements During COVID-19
Agricultural workers and pesticide handlers directly support the nation’s agricultural production and food supply and EPA is committed to ensuring they are protected from workplace hazards. EPA has released guidance regarding the annual pesticide safet… Read More »
Continue reading...July 14, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 7/15/20
Stink Bugs Apples and Peaches: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) activity is starting to increase in spotty locations.
Continue reading...July 14, 2020 Jim Murphy
Tropical Storm Brings Rain But What About Gray Leaf Spot?
The passing of tropical storm, Fay brought some needed precipitation to the region, albeit too much at once in many places. Relatively dry soils (assumes not being over-irrigated) and the long, warm days of summer should allow turfs to dry out reasonab… Read More »
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