It is that time of year again to sign up for the annual NJ Agricultural Convention, co-sponsored by the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. Visit the VGANJ website at https://vganj.com/convention-tickets to register. For 2025 there are new and exciting opportunities to learn about all […]
Continue reading...November 26, 2024 Rick VanVranken
Tools For Calculating Crop Production Costs
Estimating costs of production for individual crops can be challenging, but an important practice to understand where there might be areas for savings or investment in better inputs. It becomes even more difficult when there are multiple crops grown on a farm. A new online tool is now available to make it easier.
Continue reading...November 25, 2024 Rick VanVranken
Ag Irrigation Water Log Template Simplifies Annual Water Use Reporting To NJ DEP
https://go.rutgers.edu/IrrigationLog As 2024 winds down and irrigation pumps are finally being shut off after a very long, dry season, thinking about calculating how much water was used to be able to fill out that NJ DEP report form in a couple of months is likely the furthest thing on your mind. However, the […]
Continue reading...November 15, 2024 Janine Spies and Megan Muehlbauer
Irrigation for late season perennial fruit crops during drought conditions
As New Jersey continues to experience record low precipitation levels since September, the state Department of Environmental Protection has declared a drought warning throughout the state. It is important to note that the drought warning does not call for any mandatory water use restrictions or bans. However, if the drought conditions worsen, the state may […]
Continue reading...November 14, 2024 Claudia Gil Arroyo
Does your farm, ranch or ag business host visitors?
Be counted! If your farm, ranch, or agricultural business is open to visitors, please take 5 minutes to complete a short survey from our colleagues at the University of Vermont. Click here to take the survey or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://go.uvm.edu/agt24
Continue reading...November 14, 2024 Andy Wyenandt
The Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program wraps up its first year of crops research in New Jersey
The Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program is a multidisciplinary group of Rutgers faculty and staff committed to designing and conducting applied agrivoltaics research and outreach for stakeholders in New Jersey and throughout the region. The Rutgers Agrivoltaics Program (RAP) was initiated over 3 years ago with the signing and passage of the Dual Use Solar Act by […]
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