Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Temperature and Herbicide Performance With air temperatures remaining relatively low this spring, growers have asked about how temperature may affect the efficacy of herbicide applications. The effect of cool temperatures on weed control efficacy will depend on the type of herbicide application, the rate applied, and the physiological status of the target weed. Summer annual […]
Continue reading...An Important Message from Secretary Fisher (May 6, 2020) “As mentioned during the Governor’s press conference this afternoon by Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli, a group led by the Department of Health, working in coordination with the Departments of Agriculture and Labor, is finalizing a Guidance Document, “COVID-19 Guidance for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, Their Employers […]
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By Hemant Gohil and Megan Muehlbauer The weather forecast for the next few days indicate subfreezing temperature in several parts of New Jersey. In fruit crops, such events during the flower bud development, can cause crop loss which could vary from minor loss of quality and quantity to a total crop loss. Recently, frost events […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Program personnel are currently finishing deployment of the black light trap network in New Jersey. At present, we are approximately 70% operational and have begun to monitor traps. With below normal temperatures, no corn earworm (CEW) or European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured. As numbers increase, look for population maps […]
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Communicating your policies to customers is critical during this season, especially about your COVID-19 policies. Printable signs have been developed for use on New Jersey farms. Click on the images below for a direct link to the letter-size paper printable of each sign. Visit the Rutgers On-Farm Food Safety COVID-19 website for more resources. Cloth […]
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The weather this spring has been anything but normal with the up and downs in the temperature as well as the on and off again sunny days followed by many days of cloudy weather. These types of weather patterns can cause problems in transplant production in the greenhouse, especially when it comes time for watering. […]
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