Last Friday, the NJDA closed the Request for Proposals (RFP) period for our Underserved, Beginning and Military Veteran Farmers Mini-Grant Program. Due to a recent increase in interest in the program, we have decided to extend a second RFP window to members of our specialty crop community who qualify. The second RFP will be open to the public […]
Continue reading...May 6, 2024 Rick VanVranken
NJDA Announces 2nd RFP for Underserved, Beginning and Military Veteran Farmers Mini-Grant Program
May 5, 2024 Kate Brown
Beat the Heat: Tools for Evaluating Heat Risk
As the weather warms up, prepare yourself to evaluate the heat risk for outdoor tasks. We often use a weather application on our phone to check the daily high and low temperature, but air temperature alone is not sufficient to evaluate heat risk. Heat index is a more appropriate measurement because it combines the effects […]
Continue reading...May 1, 2024 Dave Schmitt and Kaitlin Quinn
Tree Fruit IPM Report for May 1, 2024
Tree Fruit Phenology: In southern counties all peach orchards are shuck split to shuck off. Redhaven /PF-17 was at approximately at petal fall on April 15. Red Delicious is at petal fall. Apple bloom has been prolonged this year, with some varieties still in various stages of bloom. Sweet cherries are at past bloom and […]
Continue reading...May 1, 2024 Pat Hastings
EPA Proposes to Cancel All But One Use of Pesticide Acephate to Protect Human Health
[EPA April 30, 2024]. Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a proposed interim decision (PID) to cancel all but one use of the pesticide acephate. This decision is based on EPA’s updated human health draft risk ass… Read More »
Continue reading...April 30, 2024 Tim Waller
Nursery Update 4/30/24 -Boxwood blight, borers, flea beetles
Please note: The Rutgers Nursery and Green Industry Working Group is working to deliver regular pest and disease updates throughout the season. These will be in addition to important alerts, critical topics, and pesticide credit opportunities. This tool is made for you, the commercial agriculture business, so please let us know if there are particular […]
Continue reading...April 29, 2024 Kris Holmstrom
Allium leaf miner update: 04/29/24
Allium Leaf Miner (ALM) As of last week, allium leaf miner (ALM) adults were still being captured on sticky cards placed in chive plantings in Mercer and Hunterdon counties, and in a garlic planting in Morris County. Numbers had declined somewhat from catches the week of 4/15. There is a possibility that damaging levels of […]
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