To Backyard Flock Poultry Owners: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed (by USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)) in commercial and backyard flocks throughout the nation since 2022. The HPAI virus remains present in wild birds and other wildlife, as well as domestic poultry and livestock in the United States. As HPAI […]
Continue reading...December 19, 2024 Tess Stahl
Reminder to Backyard Flock Poultry Owners to Stay Vigilant Regarding Biosecurity
December 18, 2024 Michelle Infante-Casella
Register Before December 31 for Bonuses at the 2025 NJ Ag Convention
Have you signed up for the 2025 New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show yet?Visit the VGANJ Convention Website and register today! It’s incredibly simple! Here’s a pro tip: Become a member of the Vegetable Growers Association to enjoy all the benefits, even if you don’t grow vegetables, and save on convention registration fees by […]
Continue reading...December 18, 2024 Michelle Infante-Casella
Hurry – Apply for the Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) Program– Applications Due January 8, 2025 – Contact Your Local FSA Office Now
The MASC program, administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) using Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds, provides eligible specialty crop producers with marketing assistance payments to help them engage in activities that aid in expanding domestic specialty crop markets or in developing new markets for their specialty crops in 2025. SPECIALTY CROPS ELIGIBLE – Fruits […]
Continue reading...December 17, 2024 Tess Stahl
NJDA Memo – First Theileria orientalis Ikeda Positive Cattle Case in New Jersey
I’ve included for you a memo from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture regarding Theileria orientalis subtype Ikeda found in NJ. Theileria orientalis Ikeda is a tickborne protozoan infection in cattle (but can impact sheep and goats) that is most commonly spread through the bite of an ixodid tick. An emerging vector for this disease is […]
Continue reading...December 12, 2024 Amanda Quadrel
Survey on Corn Earworm Management Practices and Costs in Sweet Corn
If you are a fresh-market grower of sweet corn, the regional Corn Earworm IPM team would like your input! The CEW IPM team includes entomologists and extension specialists across multiple states and institutions, such as the Northeastern and Southeastern IPM Centers and universities in NJ, NY, DE, MD, NC, VA, and GA. This short survey […]
Continue reading...December 9, 2024 Tim Waller
UPDATE: APHIS Establishes Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) Quarantines in Delaware and Pennsylvania
FROM APHIS EMAIL: Subject: APHIS Establishes Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) Quarantines in Delaware and Pennsylvania To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the Delaware Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA), is adding the entire […]
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