Updated for 2015, the commercial blueberry and cranberry pest control recommendations for NJ are available for download from Rutgers NJAES. Commercial Blueberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2015 Oudemans, P. Majek, B. Pavlis, G. Polk, D. Rodriguez-Saona, C. Ward, D. Commercial Cranberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2015 Oudemans, P. Majek, B. Rodriguez-Saona, […]
Continue reading...Looks Like Grass… But It Isn’t

Other than today and yesterday, soil temperatures in New Brunswick have been reaching into the lower 50s°F during the last week or so. And you see the effects, some plants are finally awakening from winter slumber. Cool-season turfgrasses are slowly greening up. Tree buds are swelling, some are flowering. Forsythia is just starting to bloom. […]
Continue reading...Commercial Vegetable Twilight Meeting April 23, 2015
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents of Atlantic, Cumberland and Gloucester Counties invite you to the first commercial vegetable twilight meeting of the 2015 season to discuss early spring crop pest control, label updates and management topics. Feel free to bring plant, insect, disease, or weed samples to the meeting to have them identified, or […]
Continue reading...NJ Crop Insurance News Reminder
Apr 15: soybean earliest planting date Created to inform New Jersey ag producers about crop insurance, the Garden State Crop Insurance Education Initiative Team makes available important information through multiple media outlets. Get the latest news by visiting the website or follow via blog, Facebook, or Twitter. Garden State Crop Insurance Education Crop Insurance Blog […]
Continue reading...NJ Crop Insurance News Reminder
Apr 11: corn earliest planting date Created to inform New Jersey ag producers about crop insurance, the Garden State Crop Insurance Education Initiative Team makes available important information through multiple media outlets. Get the latest news by visiting the website or follow via blog, Facebook, or Twitter. Garden State Crop Insurance Education Crop Insurance Blog […]
Continue reading...Don’t Get Them ‘Angry’: Insecticide Resistance in AWB
The annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) is an insect that can get very ‘angry’: insecticide resistant that is. Surveys have indicated that resistance in this insect is wide spread. Dealing with insecticide resistant ABW can quickly become a nightmare. The best thing to do, if you still can, is to not get the weevils ‘angry’ in […]
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