The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Worker Protection regulations [N.J.A.C. 7:30 Subchapter 12] provide New Jersey’s rules for the protection of farmworkers. Prior to EPA’s revision of the federal … Read More »
Continue reading...February 6, 2020 Pat Hastings
Final Revised New Jersey Pesticide Regulations – Expected Spring 2020
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Worker Protection regulations [N.J.A.C. 7:30 Subchapter 12] provide New Jersey’s rules for the protection of farmworkers. Prior to EPA’s revision of the federal … Read More »
Continue reading...February 1, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Options for controlling basil downy mildew in the field
For over a decade, basil downy mildew (BDM) has caused significant losses in basil grown in organic and conventional field and greenhouse production across the United States. At the time of its introduction, there were very few fungicides labeled for its control making it nearly impossible to grow a successful crop in many areas of […]
Continue reading...January 31, 2020 Megan Muehlbauer
North Jersey Growers Meetings – Save the Date
North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Grower Meeting – Wednesday, February 26, 2020 8:30 am – 4:00 pm North Jersey Commercial Fruit Grower Meeting – Wednesday, March 4, 2020 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Hunterdon County Complex 314 State Route 12, Bldg #1 Flemington, NJ 08822 Detailed program and registration coming soon. Contact Kim Crommelin (Rutgers Cooperative […]
Continue reading...January 25, 2020 Rick VanVranken
NJ Ag Convention & Trade Show, Feb 4, 5, 6 in Atlantic City
It’s not too late to register online or at the door for the 2020 NJ Agriculture Convention & Trade Show. If you haven’t already received a direct mailing from the Vegetable Growers Association of NJ with information about the event, find it on their website at njveggies.org under the convention tab. Membership in the VGA […]
Continue reading...January 24, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Plectosporium blight caused trouble in cucurbit fields in 2019
Plectosporium blight, also known as Microdochium blight or White speck, caused significant problems in some pumpkin fields last summer in New Jersey. The soil-borne fungal pathogen, although somewhat uncommon, can unexpectedly show up in some years and cause significant losses if left uncontrolled. The fungus survives in the soil on decaying plant debris where it […]
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