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 […]
Continue reading...January 21, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
Greenhouse Disease Management: Seed Treatment
Seed treatment and selected fungicides and bactericides labeled for greenhouse use tables can be found in the 2015 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations guide.All seed used in transplant production, as well as any transplants brought into the greenhouse should be certified ‘clean’ or disease-free. Important diseases such as Bacterial leaf spot of tomato and pepper can […]
Continue reading...January 21, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
Greenhouse Disease Management: Transplant Production
Proper greenhouse sanitation is important for healthy, disease-free vegetable transplant production. Efforts need to be made to keep transplant production greenhouses free of unnecessary plant debris and weeds which may harbor insect pests and disease. All equipment, benches, flats, plug trays and floors should be properly cleaned and then disinfested prior to use and efforts […]
Continue reading...January 20, 2015 Zane Helsel
Annual Soybean Producers Meeting
New Jersey Soybean Board 4th Annual Soybean Producers Meeting Date: February 17, 2015 8:30am to 3pm Location: Rutgers University EcoComplex 1200 Florence-Columbus Road, Bordertown, NJ Topics include: Grain Merchandising Tools, Global and National Marketing Analysis, plus, Research and Pest Control Update. Pesticide Credits Requested. Registration is complimentary. Breakfast and Lunch are included. To register, please […]
Continue reading...January 20, 2015 Andy Wyenandt
2015 Fungicide Resistance Management Guidelines Available
The 2015 Fungicide Resistance Management Guidelines for Vegetable Crops is now available. This free publication, targeted to New Jersey and the surrounding mid-Atlantic region, helps vegetable growers understand and manage potential fungicide resistance development on their farm. In order to understand and use fungicide resistance management strategies effectively, first learn how and why fungicide resistance may develop; a series […]
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