Mar 15: corn, fresh market sweet corn, grain sorghum, oats, processing bean, soybean, tomato, and whole farm revenue protection sales closing/cancellation deadline, spring forage seeding sales closing deadline 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 […]
Continue reading...March 5, 2015 Anne Nielsen
Grape IPM School March 31, 2015
With all the snow and cold weather it’s hard to believe that it’s March already and Spring is right around the corner! It’s time to start planning your pest management programs. For the first time, we are hosting an all-day “Grape IPM School”. The aim of this “school” is to introduce and update wine grape […]
Continue reading...March 2, 2015 Meredith Melendez
On Farm Food Safety Workshops
There are two more opportunities to attend a farm food safety workshop this meeting season. In an effort to accommodate growers interests we have scheduled an additional North Jersey training. As a reminder, we need at least 10 registered participants to hold the class. Friday, March 20th Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County Tuesday, March […]
Continue reading...March 2, 2015 Dave Schmitt
Early Season Tree Fruit Pest Control in 2015
Dormant season oil sprays Dormant season copper sprays Dormant season urea sprays
Continue reading...February 27, 2015 Jim Murphy
Winter Thaw about to Begin
If the 10-day forecasts are correct, the winter thaw we’ve all been waiting for is about to begin this weekend. As managers of landscapes, we need to keep in mind that: Sediment is the primary source of phosphorus (large quantities of phosphorus are attached to sediment) Most phosphorus runoff from turfgrass comes during winter […]
Continue reading...February 27, 2015 Administrator
North Jersey Tree Fruit Meeting
Date: March 4, 2015 Time: 8:30 am – 4:45 pm Location: Hunterdon County Complex 314 State Rt. 12, Bldg. #1, Flemington, NJ 08822 See flyers for details. Registration Agenda Topics in Brief: Update on Managed (Club) Varieties – J.Clements, UMass NEWA Use with Malusim Carbohydrate Model for Apple Thinning – T.Robinson, Cornell NEWA: Getting your […]
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