The webinar for Ag Employers regarding Understanding & Implementing NJ’s COVID-19 Guidance For Migrant & Seasonal Farmworkers, Employers & Housing Providers* held on Tue June 16, 2020 has been posted on the Rutgers NJAES On-Farm Food Safety team’s YouTube page. Click here for the video! All NJ agricultural employers are invited to learn directly […]
Continue reading...June 23, 2020 Hemant Gohil
Wine Grape Downy Mildew Update
By Peter Oudemans June 4-6 and June 12 showed some significant downy mildew infection periods and we are now beginning to see the effects. Since berries are susceptible until about a month after capfall this is something we need to be concerned about. The question is how to handle this now? Rules: Hitting the target: […]
Continue reading...June 22, 2020 Tim Waller
Boxwood blight update for 6/22-6/26/20
There are consistently high infection potentials this week for boxwood blight. Protective fungicide applications should remain in effect or be initiated immediately. Boxwood Blight Risk Model Date Upper Deerfield (NJ50) Howell (NJ10) Pequest (NJ58) 6/20/20 S Low risk Very low risk Infection potential 6/21/20 Sun Low risk Infection potential Infection potential 6/22/20 M Infection potential […]
Continue reading...June 18, 2020 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Sparganothis Fruitworm Degree-Day Update: as of June 18, 2020
Based on our degree-day (DD) model for Sparganothis fruitworm, flight initiation and first eggs laid events are expected at around 596 and 681 DD, respectively (see chart). As of June 18, Sparganothis has accumulated 661 DD (using April 15 as biofix; a biofix more realistic to New Jersey practices). Based on the April 15 biofix, […]
Continue reading...June 18, 2020 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
2020 Cranberry Growers Twilight Meeting
Topic: 2020 Cranberry Growers Twilight Meeting Host: Cesar Rodriguez-Saona <CRodriguez@RCE.Rutgers.edu> Webex Host: Patricia D. Hastings Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Time: 5:45 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00) Session number: Not Available Registration password: Please obtain your session password from your host. Agenda 5:45-6:00 PM Verification ID for registrants getting pesticide credits 6:00-6:20 PM […]
Continue reading...June 17, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 6/17/20
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches increased somewhat over the past week although higher numbers were recorded in a relatively low number of locations. At this time, activity is highest in Gloucester and central Morris counties (see ECB map at left). Catches remain widely dispersed. Larval infestations into the 30+% range were detected […]
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