Field trip to Clover Valley Farm Saturday, April 11, 10am Register at: https://go.rutgers.edu/stf3j6x6
Continue reading...March 9, 2026 Janine Spies
Bird Damage and Laser-Based Deterrents for Eastern Fruit Growers
Bird damage continues to be a significant challenge for many fruit growers across the eastern United States. A multi-state team of researchers, including Rutgers Cooperative Extension, is preparing a grant proposal to evaluate the use of laser-based bird deterrent systems as a tool to reduce bird damage in fruit crops. The goal of this project […]
Continue reading...March 6, 2026 Tim Waller
ALERT: Be prepared to manage White Pine Weevil in conifers early next week
With increasing temperatures, it is plausible that a critical treatment window for controlling White Pine Weevil (WPW) will be present early next week, throughout many areas of NJ. Factors leading to this post include increased air temperatures and climbing growing degree-days (WPW adult movement and egg laying is around 7-58 growing degree-days (GDD50)), and most […]
Continue reading...Early Season Tree Fruit Pest Control in 2026
Dormant Oil Sprays: In recent growing seasons, San Jose scale and white peach scale populations have been causing increasing amounts of damage. These pests create a superficial spotted injury caused by crawler stage feeding on the skin of apples and peaches, making the fruit unmarketable. In severe infestations, heavy crawler populations feeding on the sap […]
Continue reading...March 5, 2026 Janine Spies
South Jersey Calibration Grower Meeting
March 25, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ Program 2:30 PM – Registration 3:00 PM – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 PM – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 PM – Early season management in peaches Anne Nielsen PhD, Professor […]
Continue reading...March 5, 2026 Janine Spies
North Jersey Calibration Grower Meeting
March 24, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Clifford E. & Melda C. Snyder Research & Extension Farm 140 Locust Grove Road Pittstown, NJ Program 2:30 PM – Registration 3:00 PM – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 PM – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 PM – Importance of Calibration for […]
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