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), […]
Continue reading...April 22, 2020 Rick VanVranken
Produce Blue Book Shares USDA CARES Buy-Fresh Has Short Deadlines
USDA provides more details about the Buy Fresh program and a link to its solicitation page here. USDA’s Buy Fresh program has tight deadlines
Continue reading...April 21, 2020 Michael Westendorf
Management Strategies for Livestock Producer during COVID-19
The Pro-Dairy Program at Cornell University has an excellent website with lots of COVID-19 resources. These are written primarily for dairy producers but are useful for other livestock owners as well. COVID-19 Resources for Livestock Producers
Continue reading...April 21, 2020 Rick VanVranken
USDA Announces Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
From usda.gov/media/press-releases on April 17, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). “The program will provide $16 billion in direct support based on actual losses for agricultural producers where prices and market supply chains have been impacted…” including $9.5 billion in aid to cattle, dairy and hog farmers, $3.9B […]
Continue reading...April 21, 2020 Rick VanVranken
Soil Temperatures and Seed Germination/Growth
This season’s warm March made it tempting to get an early start planting crops. However to give plants a jump on the season, resist the lure of warm air temperatures. Instead, pay more attention to your soils’ temperatures. One might think the warmer March, not to mention the very mild January and February, and even […]
Continue reading...April 21, 2020 Rick VanVranken
Rutgers Ethnic Crops Research In The News
Dr. Albert Ayeni of Rutgers Department of Plant Biology summarized ongoing work of our Ethnic Crop Research Group exploring new crops for the diverse ethnic populations of the Garden State and beyond in an article published on HortDaily.com during the summer. According to Ayeni, “Ethnic (or Exotic) crops present new opportunities for growers, produce marketers […]
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