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 […]
Continue reading...January 22, 2020 Michael Westendorf
Feeding Requirements for Livestock
Determining the adequacy of diets fed to livestock animals is more complicated than just knowing animal requirements or the nutrient and chemical analyses of feed. So then, what do we look for on a farm to evaluate the nutrition program? A proper understanding of how to approach this will be of help to farm advisors, […]
Continue reading...January 22, 2020 Michael Westendorf
Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for January 21, 2020
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 […]
Continue reading...January 22, 2020 Andy Wyenandt
Organic Transplant Production: Suppressing Soil-borne Pathogens
Pathogens such as Fusarium, Pythium, Phytophthora, Thielaviopsis and Rhizoctonia that cause pre- and post-emergent damping-off can cause serious problems in organic (and conventional) transplant production. The key to controlling and/or suppressing damping-off pathogens with biological controls is keeping the biological populations high and continually present on root surfaces of the host, and by following good […]
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