The NJ Dept. of Ag, Helena Chemical, Allied Recycling, and the Cumberland County Solid Waste Complex are offering dates for free plastic pesticide container recycling disposal. These are offered to agricultural, professional and commercial applicators holding a NJDEP Pesticide Applicators License. State, county and municipal government agencies may also participate. Dates and locations are listed below. […]
Continue reading...February 25, 2015 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
On-Farm Food Safety Decision Trees
Decision trees can ease the process of creating your farm food safety plan. Decision tree topics include all of the important components of a food safety plan. Access them at the National GAPs Program website. These decision tress will: Help you identify risks and practices that reduce risks; Prioritize the implementation of practices to use limited resources […]
Continue reading...February 24, 2015 Hemant Gohil
South Jersey Twilight Tree Fruit Meetings
Dates: April 7 and April 28, 2015 Time: 7 – 9PM Location: Gloucester County Government Services Building 1200 N. Delsea Dr., Clayton, NJ 08312-1095 Commercial tree fruit growers are invited to discuss production, insect, and disease management issues with NJAES Specialists, Rutgers Cooperative Extension County Agents, and the Fruit IPM team. NJDEP Pesticide Recertification Credits […]
Continue reading...February 23, 2015 Administrator
NJ Crop Insurance News Reminder
Mar 1: nursery premium billing 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 Winter Newsletter Crop […]
Continue reading...February 20, 2015 Meredith Melendez
Cancelled: 2/25 Food Safety Training
The February 25, 2015 Food Safety Training at the Rutgers Snyder Farm has been cancelled due to a lack of registrations. Growers interested in this training, are encouraged to register in advance for either of the following: March 4, 2015 @ Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County – wholesale and direct market training. March 20, 2015 […]
Continue reading...February 19, 2015 Meredith Melendez
How Will The FSMA Produce Rule Affect You?
The University of Maryland is conducting a food safety survey to better understand how the FDA’s Food Safety Modernization Act proposed produce rule will impact you. The goal is to identify the current usage and cost burden of the kinds of food safety risk-reduction measures specified by the rule to determine how the rule will […]
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