2018 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Meeting Program Date: February 15, 2018 (8:00 am – 2:00 pm) Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ Pre-Registration: Required, by February 11th, contact: Susan Bradbury (bradbury@njaes.rutgers.edu) (856) 455-3100 x4101 or Karen Holton (holton@njaes.rutgers.edu) (856) 455-3100 x4104 Cost / person: $15.00 (checks preferred, made […]
Continue reading...2018 Grapevine Pruning Workshop
When: February 22 (Thu), 1:00 – 3:00 PM Where: Rutgers Agriculture Research and Extension Center 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08312 Topics: – Assessing Cold Injuries in the Grapevine Buds. Balanced Pruning and Ravaz Index. How to Prune First and Second Year Grapevines on High Cordon and Low Cordon […]
Continue reading...South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Meeting
2018 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Growers Meeting Program Date: February 15, 2018 (8:00 am – 2:00 pm) Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ Pre-Registration: Required, by February 11th, contact: Susan Bradbury (bradbury@njaes.rutgers.edu) (856) 455-3100 x4101 or Karen Holton (holton@njaes.rutgers.edu) (856) 455-3100 x4104 Cost / person: $15.00 (checks preferred, made […]
Continue reading...Be Counted – 2017 Ag Census Includes Questions On Value-Added Sales & Agritourism
Bruce Eklund, NJ State Statistician for the U.S.D.A’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, shared this reminder to please complete the Census of Agriculture by Feb 5, and for winery operators, direct marketers and other value-added and agritourism operations, be sure to pay attention to a few special questions: Include wine and other value-added product sales under […]
Continue reading...Ultra-Niche Crops Series: Pick Your Own Blueberries
Have a small plot of land? Want to diversify? New to farming? Learn how to grow, market and sell Pick-Your-Own blueberries and make more money on less land! Join us on Thursday, February 22, 2018 for a two and a half hour class that will include: • Virtual Fieldtrip • Crop Profile • Q & […]
Continue reading...2018 NJ State Ag Convention Educational Programs Now Online
The 2018 NJ State Ag Convention and Trade Show will be open February 6-8 at the Harrah’s Resort and Waterfront Convention Center in Atlantic City. The final version of the educational program developed by Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension faculty and staff in conjunction with the Vegetable Growers Association of NJ and the NJ Dept of […]
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