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...March 25, 2015 Albrecht Koppenhofer
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 […]
Continue reading...March 18, 2015 Anne Nielsen
Wine Grape IPM School: March 31
Date: March 31, 2015 Location: RAREC, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Rutgers University and the NJ Center for Wine Research and Education will be hosting a “Grape IPM School” on March 31st in Bridgeton, NJ. Experts from Michigan, Virginia and Ohio will be joining Rutgers to share their knowledge about key insect pests, […]
Continue reading...March 16, 2015 Jim Murphy
Winterkill on Annual Bluegrass: Don’t Skip the K
We lost the ice cover on our Poa annua trials two weekends ago (March 7-8th) and initially the turf looked okay. But now… it doesn’t. And it will probably get worse, if we are reading the symptoms correctly. Last Friday (March 13), my graduate student, Chas Schmid, informed me that I needed to look at […]
Continue reading...March 14, 2015 Jim Murphy
Traffic Alert: Damage Threat is High
Damage to landscapes from traffic can be severe during winter and especially now during the thaw. Soil conditions currently range from being frozen to partially thawed/frozen to thawed. Partially frozen soil will be thawed and very wet at the surface while being frozen at some depth below. Under this condition, soil and turf will be […]
Continue reading...March 12, 2015 Meredith Melendez
Impact of FSMA in the MidAtlantic
Want to better understand how the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will impact your farm? On Monday, March 23rd the New Jersey and Delaware Departments of Agriculture will host an informative meeting at the Rutgers EcoComplex. Monday, March 23, 2015 9:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Rutgers EcoComplex, 1200 Florence-Columbus Road, Columbus RSVP: Jeff Beach Jeffrey.beach@ag.state.nj.us or […]
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