Several recent overnight cold periods have damaged newly fertilized flowers and/or very young fruit in New Jersey peach orchards. The percent of injured fruit in any particular orchard block varies with cultivar and location. Some blocks have enough un-injured fruit to be salvaged for the growing season. Their economic return will be sufficient to warrant […]
Continue reading...April 24, 2020 Rick VanVranken
TODAY at Noon! E-commerce During COVID-19 Webinar
My apologies for the last minute notice as I missed forwarding this earlier in the week. Gal Hochman, Rutgers Professor of Agriculture, Food, & Resource Economics, and current President of the Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, shared the following webinar announcement to assist agricultural producers in exploring online marketing opportunities. The meeting is co-sponsored […]
Continue reading...April 23, 2020 Rick VanVranken
USDA Buy-Fresh Deadlines Still Short, But Proposals Due Next Week, Not Today
Staff from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Division just held a webinar hosted by the United Fresh Produce Association to clarify the Buy-Fresh portion of the Coronavirus Food Assistance (CFAP) Purchase and Distribution Program. With an amazingly fast turn-around since this program was announced, they will be posting a ‘solicitation’ on Friday, […]
Continue reading...April 23, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Understanding phenylamide (FRAC group 4) fungicides
The phenylamide fungicides (FRAC group 4) are a highly active class of fungicides that target oomycete pathogens such Phytophthora and Pythium spp. FRAC group 4 fungicides are also highly effective against downy mildew pathogens such as Pseudoperonospora cubensis (cucurbit downy mildew), Phytophthora infestans (Late blight), and basil downy mildew (Peronospora belbahrii) and many other important […]
Continue reading...April 22, 2020 Pat Hastings
UPDATE: Paraquat Training for Certified Applicators NOW AVAILABLE IN SPANISH
The EPA-approved paraquat certified applicator training online module was released in Spanish yesterday. Training in either English or Spanish accessible at the link provided on paraquat product labels or http://www.usparaquattraining.com/. … Read More »
Continue reading...April 22, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Understanding the SDHI (FRAC group 7) Fungicides
The SDHI (succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor) fungicides belong to FRAC group 7 which have been on the market since the late 1960s. Third generation SDHIs have been available since 2003 with release of boscalid (penthiopyrad). Examples of FRAC group 7 fungicides used to control important vegetable diseases include: flutolanil ( year introduced,1986), boscalid (2003), penthiopyrad (2008), […]
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