Rutgers Cooperative Extension
By Daniel Ward and Hemant Gohil It is harvest season and one of the most challenging aspects of wine making is upon us – When to harvest? There is no single combination of physical, chemical, flavor and aromatic composition of grape berries that can be used to decide when to pick, so we need to […]
Continue reading...This auction sells: lambs, sheep, goats, calves, beef cattle, pigs, rabbits, and all types of heavy fowl. Auctions are held every Tuesday with the first sale beginning at 10:30 am and ending with the last sale at 5:30 pm. Hay, straw, grain, and firewood are also for sale. Hackettstown Livestock Auction Farm Fresh Eggs available […]
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Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults continue to be very low, and no map will appear in this edition. Fall armyworm (FAW) larval infestations have declined to fairly low levels. Infestations generally are in the single digits to below 20%, but FAW could increase dramatically with the arrival of storms, resulting in significant injury […]
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A 24(c) Special Local Needs label has been recently approved for New Jersey for use of Reflex herbicide for Control of Weeds in Transplanted Tomatoes and Transplanted Peppers. The use of Reflex 2SL is legal ONLY if a waiver of liability has been completed on the Syngenta website (https://www.syngenta-us.com/labels/indemnified-label-login). Reflex is a selective preemergence herbicide […]
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Peach: Peachtree Borers: The peachtree borer flight has peaked and most of the eggs have been laid and larvae emerged.
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By Katarzyna Madalinska, Megan Muehlbauer, George Hamilton, and Anne L. Nielsen Spotted lanternfly was first found in northern NJ in 2018. Since then, populations are rapidly increasing and will substantially surpass those seen in 2019. Management of this pest is critical as we are still in the exponential growth phase of the population. There has […]
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