Event – American Cranberry Growers Association (ACGA) Summer Meeting Date – August 17, 2017 Location– Rutgers P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth NJ Agenda CRANBERRY BOGS: 8:30–8:45 Opening Remarks Shawn Cutts, President, American Cranberry Growers Association 8:45-9:05 Screening of POST Herbicides for Controlling Carolina Redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana) in New Jersey Cranberry Beds (Bog 6) Thierry Besancon and […]
Continue reading...July 25, 2017 Wes Kline
Packinghouse Layout, Cleaning and Sanitation
Many packinghouses in New Jersey have not been updated in many years. If you haven’t, now is the time to be thinking about what changes will be needed to comply with a third-party audit or the Food Safety Modernization Act. Analyzing your packinghouse may also save money. Any time saved during packing will save money. […]
Continue reading...July 25, 2017 Andy Wyenandt
Controlling Pepper Anthracnose
In recent years, pepper anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. has become a significant problem on some farms in southern New Jersey. Unlike in tomato, where symptoms are only present in mature (red) fruit, pepper anthracnose can infect pepper fruit at any growth stage.
Continue reading...July 25, 2017 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 7/26/17
Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) on cucumber continues to be reported throughout the region. All cucumber growers should add downy mildew specific products to their regular maintenance programs. CDM has been reported cantaloupe and Butternut squash in PA. Bacterial canker in tomato is being reported. Pepper anthracnose has been reported in the past week. There have been […]
Continue reading...July 24, 2017 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-25-17
Click to View | Download Report 7-25-17 Potato Disease Forecasting Report We will be tracking DSVs for Late blight development and calculating P-days for initiating the first early blight fungicide application. The first late blight fungicide application is recommended once 18 DSVs accumulate from green row. Green row typically occurs around the first week in May […]
Continue reading...July 21, 2017 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 7/21/17
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): Treatments for the third brood are almost over. The second and final treatments are due in southern counties by this weekend. The first sprays for this brood are due in northern counties by this weekend. As with the previous generations, timing for the third generation depends on the type of […]
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