Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Please visit (click on links) the Rutgers Sustainable Nursery Production website for the following: Join our Nursery Growers email list: please email Brandi Williams at brandiwi@co.cumberland.nj.us to stay connected during this time of COVID-19 social distancing and beyond. We will only email you important nursery industry related materials. Voice your needs: please complete the 2020 Nursery Industry Survey to help the […]
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Bacterial leaf spot has been reported on savoy cabbage in southern New Jersey. Timber rot has been reported in greenhouse pepper in southern New Jersey. For more information on white mold on tomato and pepper click here. Cold weather injury has been reported in numerous vegetable crops throughout the state. Bacterial leaf blight in Cilantro […]
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If the erratic, wet weather wasn’t enough, temperatures have fluctuated wildly this spring with night time temperatures dropping to near freezing in some parts of the state and region in recent days. With this comes the potential for cold injury on spring planted crops. Cold injury can take may different shapes on affected plants and […]
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By: Robert McDougall and Anne L. Nielsen Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the practice of using biological information to efficiently and effectively control pests while reducing reliance of pesticides. IPM is typically depicted as a pyramid of tactics that build on each other moving from least toxic at the bottom to most disruptive at […]
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Evaluating Freeze Damage in Tree Fruit: The subfreezing temperatures on the morning of April 17 Caused injury at varying levels across the state. Lows ranged from 27-30 in southern counties. Much is the damage is now visible. Any physiological damage that is not visible now will appear as the season progresses. A helpful guide for […]
Continue reading...The CDC, FDA and USDA have no reports at this time of human illnesses that suggest coronavirus can be transmitted by food or food packaging. What should an operation do to protect their workers and themselves? Growers should inform employees concerning the importance of following recommended guidelines for their own health, the protection of co-workers […]
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