Made an interesting observation while inspecting this trial for geese damage last December; rectangular plots of snow melting faster than other plots. Not sure of ramifications, but snow cover on some treatments was melted or melting faster compared to other treatments. This trial has numerous combinations of topdressing sands and rates as well as hollow […]
Continue reading...Rectangles of Melting Snow
Made an interesting observation while inspecting this trial for geese damage last December; rectangular plots of snow melting faster than other plots. Not sure of ramifications, but snow cover on some treatments was melted or melting faster compared to other treatments. This trial has numerous combinations of topdressing sands and rates as well as hollow […]
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...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 […]
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