North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Grower Meeting February 28, 2019 & North Jersey Commercial Fruit Grower Meeting March 7, 2019 Hunterdon County Complex 314 State Route 12, Bldg. #1 Flemington, New Jersey 08822 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Detailed program and registration details forthcoming Questions? Please contact: Cynthia Triolo (Morris County Cooperative Extension) at […]
Continue reading...January 23, 2019 Hemant Gohil
Spotted Lanternfly Basics Webinars
In conjunction with the New York State IPM Program and the Department of Agriculture and Markets, the Northeastern IPM Center will host a collection of webinars, titled “Spotted Lanternfly Basics.” Each webinar will focus on, and be tailored to, a specific commodity group: Spotted Lanternfly Basics for Grape and Apple Industries (Feb. 26, 2019, 1:00 […]
Continue reading...January 22, 2019 Hemant Gohil
Transitioning to Mechanized Potting – Adopters perspective
A panel discussion on the topic of ‘Mechanization of Nursery Operations’ was held on 16 Jan, 2018, at Clayton in Gloucester County. The panel comprised of progressive nursery growers of NJ, who shared their experiences, observations and perspectives on mechanization of potting, pruning and spacing operations. This article focuses on potting.
Continue reading...January 15, 2019 Rick VanVranken
2019 NJ State Agricultural Convention & Trade Show – Feb 5, 6, 7
Harrah’s Resort & Waterfront Conference Center – Atlantic City Rutgers Cooperative Extension agents and specialists have finished the educational sessions with topics covering a wide range of topics. The Vegetable Growers Association says the trade show is just about sold out with industry vendors from near and far. The NJ Dept of Agriculture has shared […]
Continue reading...January 10, 2019 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
American Cranberry Growers Association (ACGA) Winter Meeting
ACGA Winter Meeting Program Date: Thursday, January 17, 2019 Location: Rutgers EcoComplex, Bordentown, NJ Agenda: 8:00-8:30 Registration and Coffee 8:30-8:50 Welcoming Remarks– Shawn Cutts, President, ACGA Treasurer’s Report – Shawn Cutts 8:50-9:10 Cranberry Statistics Bruce Eklund, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Trenton, NJ 9:10-9:35 What did We Learn from Two Years of Research on Controlling Carolina […]
Continue reading...January 2, 2019 Rick VanVranken
RU Ready to Farm – Beginner Farmer Workshop at NJ Ag Convention
Rutgers Cooperative Extension is hosting the RU Ready to Farm Beginner Farmer Workshop during the New Jersey Agricultural Convention & Trade Show at Harrah’s Resort & Waterfront Conference Center in Atlantic City on Thursday, February 7, 2019 from 8:30 am – 4 pm. Please share this with anyone interested in starting a farm, those new […]
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