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 […]
Continue reading...February 15, 2015 Meredith Melendez
On-Farm Food Safety Training 2/25
An on-farm food safety training for both wholesale and retail producers will be held on Wednesday, February 25th at the Rutgers Snyder Research Farm in Pittstown, NJ. This workshop will focus on Good Agricultural Practices. The afternoon session will offer two tracks: third party audit specific information, and food safety plan writing. To register please […]
Continue reading...February 2, 2015 Jim Johnson
Topics in Nursery Production – March 3, 2015
Featured Speaker: Dr. Raul Cabrera “The Future of Rutgers Nursery Crops Program” Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2015 Location: Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County Extension Education Center 291 Morton Ave., Millville, NJ (856)451-2800 Register by Monday, February 27; See Flyer for details. Join us in welcoming Dr. Raul Cabrera, our new Nursery Crops Extension Specialist […]
Continue reading...January 30, 2015 Norman Lalancette
South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Meeting
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Time: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ Pre-Registration: Required, by February 4th Contact Karen Holton at holton@aesop.rutgers.edu 856-455-3100 x4104 Cost/person: $15.00 Lunch: Included Pesticide Credits: Awarded for Cat 10, 1A, Core, PP2 Program details: Norm Lalancette 856-455-3100 x4124
Continue reading...January 26, 2015 Administrator
NJ Crop Insurance News Reminder
Jan 31: nursery contract change date; potato sales closing/cancellation 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 […]
Continue reading...January 23, 2015 Andy Wyenandt and Jack Rabin
Confidence at your Fingertips:
Vegetable Production Recommendations
The new 2015 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations guide is now available. Every year horticulturists, plant pathologists, entomologists and weed specialists from Penn State University, Rutgers, University of Delaware, Virginia Tech, University of Maryland and West Virginia University meet to discuss what changes should be made to the guide based on new research results and changes […]
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