Wes, Michelle and I invite you to our annual open house plot tour tomorrow evening at RAREC! Wednesday, August 21, 2019, 4:00pm Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center (meet at the shelter near the parking lot) 121 Northville Rd., Bridgeton, NJ (Upper Deerfield) Specialty Crop Evaluations – Albert Ayeni, PhD, Ethnic Crop Research Specialist, Rutgers […]
Continue reading...August 15, 2019 Meredith Melendez
FSMA Produce Safety Rule Training 9/11/19 Ewing
Need a food safety education certificate for the FSMA Produce Safety Rule or for a buyer required third party audit? Join us! September 11, 2019 Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County 1440 Parkside Avenue, Ewing, NJ 08638 9:00 – 4:00, lunch included $50 covers the training, materials, certificate and lunch Register online
Continue reading...August 14, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 8/14/19
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth captures have decreased somewhat over the past week, and no map will appear in this issue. The second flight remains very spotty, as is consistent with recent years’ second flights. Low level feeding has appeared in whorl and pre-tassel corn, but rarely rises to the 12% threshold by itself. […]
Continue reading...August 8, 2019 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 8/10/19
Blueberry A Rare Tme for the Stars to Align: Sharpnosed leafhopper adults are flying, and scale crawlers are emerging.
Continue reading...August 7, 2019 Anna Molinski
Help wanted: Soils and Plants Technician position
The Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC) in Upper Deerfield Township, near Bridgeton in Cumberland County is recruiting applicants for the position of Soils and Plants Technician. This position on the farm crew assists in farm operations and supports research and extension activities for many faculty programs and researchers at the center. Qualifications for […]
Continue reading...August 7, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 8/07/19
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth captures have increased slightly for a second week in parts of the state (see ECB map at left). The second flight is very weak and spotty, as is consistent with recent years’ second flights. Limited feeding has appeared in whorl and pre-tassel corn. Growers should continue to scout whorl and […]
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