(Trenton) [On April 20, w]ith the state expected to experience cooler spring temperatures, the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed with NJDA Secretary Ed Wengryn’s request to allow farmers to do controlled open burning or use specialized torches known as smudge pots to protect flowering crops from damage beginning today, April 20, through Saturday, April […]
Continue reading...April 23, 2024 Dave Schmitt and Kaitlin Quinn
Tree Fruit IPM Report for April 24, 2024
Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree fruit phenology has slowed. In southern counties all peach orchards are petal fall to shuck split. Redhaven /PF-17 was at approximately full bloom on April 5. Plums are at shuck off. Pears are at petal fall. Red Delicious is just past full bloom. Sweet cherries are at about late bloom depending […]
Continue reading...April 23, 2024 Hemant Gohil and Megan Muehlbauer
Statewide Wine Grape Twilight Meeting.
Sponsored by the New Jersey Center for Research and Education, the program’s highlight is the demonstration of the new in-row weeding machine from TILMOR by Allonardo Enterprises. There will also be a demonstration talk on Groundhog management and other wildlife management in the vineyard. The program details are below. The sequence of presentations may change […]
Continue reading...April 19, 2024 Pat Hastings
Purdue Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153)
Courtesy of Dr Fred Whitford, Purdue University Pesticide Safety Education Program for Illinois: Purdue Pesticide Programs has just published Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153). It can be found at https://ag.purdue.edu/departm… Read More »
Continue reading...April 19, 2024 Michael Monzon
Free event for farmers will dig into historical agriculture using archaeology and insects
On May 1, 2024, an experiential learning workshop for farmers will be held from 10:30 – 2:00 at the Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. The workshop focuses on insects recovered from a 1683 grave that was excavated at Historic St. Mary’s City, Maryland. Historic St. Mary’s City was […]
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