New Jersey Department of Agriculture has issued a notice concerning open burning due to colder spring overnight temperatures presently forecasted for areas of New Jersey from Thursday, May 7 through Monday, May 11, 2020, which could adversely affect fruit, vegetable, and floriculture crops in bloom or near bloom around the state. For details read below […]
Continue reading...May 8, 2020 Hemant Gohil
NJ Department of Agriculture Issues Burn Permit for Frost Protection – Thru May 11
May 7, 2020 Hemant Gohil
Getting Ready to Get Back to Winery Business – Online Guest Presentation
New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education will be hosting guest speaker Donniella Winchell of the Ohio Wine Producers Association. Click the link below for an online presentation taking place Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 4:00 PM. Getting Ready to Get Back to Business. Beginning the Journey to Normalcy A collection of ideas from across the […]
Continue reading...May 7, 2020 Thierry Besancon
Weather Conditions and Herbicide Performances
Temperature and Herbicide Performance With air temperatures remaining relatively low this spring, growers have asked about how temperature may affect the efficacy of herbicide applications. The effect of cool temperatures on weed control efficacy will depend on the type of herbicide application, the rate applied, and the physiological status of the target weed. Summer annual […]
Continue reading...May 7, 2020 Rick VanVranken
COVID-19 Guidance For Farmworkers & Employers
An Important Message from Secretary Fisher (May 6, 2020) “As mentioned during the Governor’s press conference this afternoon by Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, a group led by the Department of Health, working in coordination with the Departments of Agriculture and Labor, is finalizing a Guidance Document, “COVID-19 Guidance for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, Their Employers […]
Continue reading...May 6, 2020 Hemant Gohil
Frost Protection in Orchards – What Should You Monitor?
By Hemant Gohil and Megan Muehlbauer The weather forecast for the next few days indicate subfreezing temperature in several parts of New Jersey. In fruit crops, such events during the flower bud development, can cause crop loss which could vary from minor loss of quality and quantity to a total crop loss. Recently, frost events […]
Continue reading...May 6, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 5/06/20
Sweet Corn IPM Program personnel are currently finishing deployment of the black light trap network in New Jersey. At present, we are approximately 70% operational and have begun to monitor traps. With below normal temperatures, no corn earworm (CEW) or European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured. As numbers increase, look for population maps […]
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