Late blight has been reported in western NY and Long Island this past week. Late blight has not been reported on tomato or potato in NJ to date. If you suspect Late blight on your farm please contact your county Extension agent. To track the progress of Late blight in the US please visit USAblight. Cucurbit […]
Continue reading...September 24, 2017 Andy Wyenandt
Understanding root rots in fall-seeded and transplanted crops
Damping-off is caused by a number of important vegetable pathogens and is very common at seeding and transplanting in spring and fall. Damping-off can kill seedlings before they break the soil line (pre-emergent damping-off) or kill seedlings soon after they emerge (post-emergent damping-off) or soon after transplanting. Common pathogens that cause damping-off include Pythium, Phytophthora, […]
Continue reading...September 20, 2017 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 9/20/17
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) catches are still very low, but enough adults were caughted this week to register a map image. This pest is not much of a threat at this point, with most remaining plantings in silk. ECB feeding in less mature NJ sweet corn plantings is nearly non-existent now. Sprays for fall armyworm […]
Continue reading...September 15, 2017 Rick VanVranken
NJ DEP Surveying Irrigation Water Certs & Logs
A call from a local farmer late last week indicated an NJ DEP inspector had stopped by to ‘survey’ water use and had asked to inspect his irrigation records. The call was to say, “Thank you!” for having given him earlier in the year an irrigation pump log sheet to use. He had made a […]
Continue reading...September 13, 2017 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 9/13/17
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) catches remain too low to register a map image. This flight has been extremely low and very spotty. ECB feeding in NJ sweet corn plantings is nearly non-existent now. What remains has been overshadowed by fall armyworm (FAW) feeding. Check 5 plants each in 10 random locations for a 50 plant […]
Continue reading...September 13, 2017 Meredith Melendez
FDA FSMA Produce Safety Rule Updates
The FDA released several documents specific to the FSMA Produce Safety Rule. Large farming operations will still be expected to meet all produce safety requirements set by the rule for produce other than sprouts, except those related to agricultural water, by the original January 26, 2018 compliance date. However, FDA Commissioner Dr. Gottlieb announced that […]
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