Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Peach: Plum Curculio (PC): As the weather gets warmers, we should see a lot more of PC adult activity. They have been active, at various levels for the past 5 weeks, and can be problematic especially around petal fall and shortly thereafter. Therefore make sure to include a PC effective insecticide in your petal fall […]
Continue reading...The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Sue Fulton, on Monday, May 18th, announced additional extensions to driver license, registration, and inspection expiration dates in the continuing efforts to mitigate COVID-19 and safeguard public health. Effective immediately, the following documents, if expiring between March 13 and May 31, have been extended to July 31. […]
Continue reading...Due to COVID-19, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has made a policy decision to accommodate recertification for applicators with licenses expiring this year on October 31, 2020. Their announcement to those applicators follows below… Read More »
Continue reading...Last year, the insecticide Exirel® (FMC Corporation) was registered for use in cranberries. The Exirel label includes the target pests: cherry fruitworm, cranberry fruitworm, blackheaded fireworm, and Sparganothis fruitworm. The active ingredient (a.i.) is cyantraniliprole. This insecticide belongs to a class of insecticides known as anthranilic diamides (similar to Altacor). This class of insecticides is […]
Continue reading...Having a sufficient number of portable toilet facilities and properly cleaning and disinfecting them is even more important with COVID-19. Your labor force may have increased, and your customer volume may be up. You may need to rent additional toilets or have them serviced more frequently if the farm traffic warrants. A good portable toilet […]
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There are a couple of additional reasons you might consider placing soil around the transplant hole when using plastic mulches, but take note – this practice should come with a significant warning label! In addition to reducing heat venting and water pooling that Michelle described in her previous post, one of the first reasons this […]
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