Allium Leaf Miner Allium leaf miner (ALM) feeding/egglaying scars were detected in chives and scallions near Princeton (Mercer Co.), NJ on Friday of this week. This indicates that the second (fall) flight of these flies is now underway, and damage is occurring. Growers should consider initiating the control method of their choice at this time. Affected […]
Continue reading...September 19, 2019 Michael Westendorf
Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for September 17, 2019
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 at the last sale 5:30 pm. Hay, straw, grain, and firewood are also for sale. Farm Fresh Eggs available for purchase by the […]
Continue reading...September 18, 2019 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 9/17/19
All cucurbit growers are encouraged to scout their fields on a regular basis and continue to use a downy mildew specific fungicide program. Fungicides that are specific to CDM should be included in weekly fungicide maintenance programs for cucurbit powdery mildew control. To track the progress of CDM in the US please visit the CDMpipe […]
Continue reading...September 18, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 9/18/19
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth captures remain scattered and very low, and no map will appear in this addition. There are very few plantings not yet silking. Silk sprays for corn earworm (CEW) control will serve to manage ECB larvae as well. Reminder: Useful insecticides for worm control in the silk stage include spinosyns […]
Continue reading...September 12, 2019 Thierry Besancon
Annual Bluegrass Control in Blueberry
Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) is an increasingly troublesome winter annual weed in some New Jersey blueberry fields. Native to Europe, this species is now worldwide distributed. Identification and Life Cycle Annual bluegrass starts germinating in late summer as soil temperature drops below 70°F. If conditions are favorable, it will continue germinating throughout the winter. […]
Continue reading...September 11, 2019 Michael Westendorf
Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for September 10, 2019
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 at the last sale 5:30 pm. Hay, straw, grain, and firewood are also for sale. Farm Fresh Eggs available for purchase by the […]
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