Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Observation Overview: The IPM observations for 2024 come from the North and South Jersey Tree Fruit IPM Programs. There are 29 farms that participate in the North Jersey program and 13 farms in the South Jersey Program. The program includes approximately 600 acres of apples and 1,650 acres of peaches. Each farm has traps for […]
Continue reading...To New Jersey Dairy Producers and Dairy Cattle Owners: There has been a rise in HPAI detections in domestic poultry and dairy cattle, particularly in western states, over the past few months. The U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) has also reported over 60 human cases related to individuals who had close contact with infected […]
Continue reading...To Backyard Flock Poultry Owners: Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed (by USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)) in commercial and backyard flocks throughout the nation since 2022. The HPAI virus remains present in wild birds and other wildlife, as well as domestic poultry and livestock in the United States. As HPAI […]
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Have you signed up for the 2025 New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show yet?Visit the VGANJ Convention Website and register today! It’s incredibly simple! Here’s a pro tip: Become a member of the Vegetable Growers Association to enjoy all the benefits, even if you don’t grow vegetables, and save on convention registration fees by […]
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The MASC program, administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) using Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds, provides eligible specialty crop producers with marketing assistance payments to help them engage in activities that aid in expanding domestic specialty crop markets or in developing new markets for their specialty crops in 2025. SPECIALTY CROPS ELIGIBLE – Fruits […]
Continue reading...I’ve included for you a memo from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture regarding Theileria orientalis subtype Ikeda found in NJ. Theileria orientalis Ikeda is a tickborne protozoan infection in cattle (but can impact sheep and goats) that is most commonly spread through the bite of an ixodid tick. An emerging vector for this disease is […]
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