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 […]
Continue reading...December 19, 2018 Hemant Gohil
Update Your Peach Harvest Windows!
Rutgers Tree Fruit Breeding program, spearheaded by Dr. Joseph Gofredda, continues to release new varieties, giving growers more options to choose from. Five new and exciting Peach and Nectarine varieties were developed after extensive multi-year evaluations at several location in New Jersey, representing different agro-climates. Additionally, three-year post-harvest evaluations of fruit quality were performed at […]
Continue reading...December 18, 2018 Meredith Melendez
Central Jersey Vegetable Meeting – Save the Date!
Central Jersey Vegetable Grower Meeting February 22, 2019 Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County 1440 Parkside Avenue, Ewing, NJ 08638 New Location! Registration details will be available in early January
Continue reading...November 15, 2018 Jim Murphy
Soil Health
For those interested in soil health – we all should be – the Soil Health Institute has release a 60-minute documentary featuring innovative farmers and soil health experts from throughout the U.S. You can view the film at https://livingsoil… Read More »
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