On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling that vacates current U.S. registrations of of three dicamba herbicides, XtendiMax (Bayer), Engenia (BASF) and FeXapan (Corteva). The Court ruled in favor of a petition challenging the EPA’s 2018 registration decision. The ruling comes after a group of environmental […]
Continue reading...June 10, 2020 Wes Kline
On-Farm Readiness Reviews to Resume
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted the restrictions on carrying out On-Farm Readiness Reviews (OFRR). The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) in cooperation with Rutgers Cooperative Extension will start offering OFRR’s in the next couple of weeks. The objectives of the On-Farm Readiness Review program are to: Offer a voluntary, non-regulatory, pre-inspectional […]
Continue reading...June 10, 2020 Wes Kline
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule Inspections to Resume
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that FSMA inspections can resume when the state is ready. The New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) will be starting inspections of fruit and vegetable operations in the next couple of weeks. NJDA will contact individual growers to schedule the inspection. These will be educational inspections covering operations […]
Continue reading...June 10, 2020 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Insect Pest Management During Bloom
Cranberries are starting to bloom. If insects have been effectively managed prior to bloom, we recommend no sprays at this time. A reminder: when bees are present your only choices of insecticides are insect growth regulators (IGRs) such as Intrepid 2F or Bt products such as DiPel. During bloom we recommend monitoring insect populations using […]
Continue reading...June 10, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 6/9/20
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: We are between generations 1 and 2, with the first insecticide applications due in southern counties in 10 days to 2 weeks. Where trap captures are below 8 moths per trap and no injury is present, then stretch insecticides to get as close to the model timing as possible. Where trap […]
Continue reading...June 9, 2020 Rick VanVranken
USDA – Farm Service Agency – Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP)
USDA is providing critical support to our nation’s farmers and ranchers through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). CFAP provides vital financial assistance to producers of agricultural commodities with financial assistance that gives them the ability to absorb sales declines and increased marketing costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The attached fact sheet provides an […]
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