Distinguished Professor and Rutgers Cooperative Extension Specialist in Financial Resource Management Dr. Barbara O’Neill spent the last week before the holiday break analyzing the newly passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). In the process, she found some information about the law’s impact on farmers. She says basically there are 4 key impacts for agriculture: […]
Continue reading...December 19, 2017 Meredith Melendez
Worker Health and Hygiene Translated into Spanish, Creole, Khmer, Chinese, Korean
The Rutgers fact sheet focusing on Worker Health and Hygiene is now available in multiple languages appropriate for farm workers. These fact sheets can be used to educate farm workers on the basic principles of human health and hygiene to prevent human pathogen contamination of fresh produce. Visit the Rutgers NJAES publications webpage to access […]
Continue reading...November 16, 2017 Meredith Melendez
Ultra Niche Crops: Asparagus
Learn how to grow, market and sell asparagus and make more money on less land! Join us on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 for a two and a half hour class that will include: • Virtual Fieldtrip • Crop Profile • Q & A Session with a specialist, farmer and buyer of the product. • Networking […]
Continue reading...November 14, 2017 Meredith Melendez
Workshops to Meet Your Food Safety Training Requirements
Do you need the FSMA Produce Safety Rule training? Third Party Audit training? Choose one or both days of our upcoming workshops. Remember, the FSMA Produce Safety Rule does not require training each year for compliance, but your third party auditor may require it! Register online at rutgersonfarmfoodsafety.eventbrite.com or call Tammy Commander at (856) 451-2800, […]
Continue reading...November 3, 2017 Rick VanVranken
Rutgers Center for Remote Sensing & Spacial Analysis Presents DIY GPS & Drone Workshops
Wondering if/how you can use drones and GPS data on your farms/business? Workshops at Rutgers University Inn/Conference Center in New Brunswick will help you decide if you want to try it yourself – Dec 11 – Use your Smartphone/Tablet for High-Precision GPS Data Collection Dec 12 – Learn to Do-it-Yourself – Accurate Drone Mapping Made […]
Continue reading...October 25, 2017 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Allium leaf miner 10/25/17
Allium Leaf Miner A sample of unsprayed/unprotected volunteer garlic near Asbury on the Hunterdon/Warren County border today showed 68% of plants infested with allium leaf miner (ALM). These maggots were all later stage, and found in the necks, about 1″ above the bulb (see photo at upper left). We should expect that all […]
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