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...NJDEP Notice on Dicamba registrations (XtendiMax, Engenia, FeXapan)

The NJDEP Pesticide Program would like to share an important message from USEPA, included below, along with some key points about how the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals’ June 3, 2020, vacatur of three pesticide product registrations (containing dicamba as an active ingredient) impacts New Jersey’s regulated community. As of June 3, […]
Continue reading...Command 3 ME Label Change for Lima Beans
FMC Corporation, Rutgers University and the New jersey Department of Environmental Protection collaborated on labeling Command 3ME for use on lima beans through the release of a 24(c) Special Local Need Label. The label is available online at https://www.cdms.net/ldat/ld324024.pdf. In the past, the Command 3ME label allowed use in lima beans, but this use was […]
Continue reading...Basil downy mildew confirmed in southern New Jersey – ALERT 6/30/20
Basil downy mildew has been confirmed in field-grown basil and sweet basil being sold in ‘box store’ retail establishments in southern New Jersey. All basil growers are encouraged to scout their fields on a daily basis and begin preventative fungicide programs in BDM-susceptible and DMR varieties. For more information on controlling BDM in the field-grown […]
Continue reading...Update on NJ MVC Openings: Date Changed to July 7th for Most Services
The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission announced on Friday most in-person transactions scheduled to start on June 29 will be delayed until July 7, while the text notification system undergoes final testing. • Vehicle Centers and Licensing Centers will open to the public Tuesday, July 7 (this is a change from the previous date of […]
Continue reading...Vegetable Disease Update – 6/26/20

Cucurbit powdery mildew season is here. For a review of CPM control strategies please click here. Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber in western MI and as far north as North Carolina on cucumber. For a review of CDM control please click here. To track the progress of CDM on your phone or […]
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