Plant & Pest Advisory

August 8, 2014 Brad Majek

Prefar 4-E Use Rate Increased for Cole Crops and Many Leafy Greens

A 24C Special Local Needs label has been approved for New Jersey to increase the labeled rate of Prefar 4-E to 5 to 9 quarts per acre. Excellent safety has been observed when labeled crops have been treated with the higher rate. Use of the higher Prefar 4-E rate improves control of susceptible annual broadleaf […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

August 8, 2014 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-8-14

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Filed Under: Disease Forecasting

August 6, 2014 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 8/6/14

Vegetable IPM Report 8-06-14 – Click to View | Download | Print Maps for the Week European Corn Borer Map Corn Earworm Blacklight Map Corn Earworm Pheromone Map Vegetable IPM Pest Map Archive

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

August 5, 2014 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez

Audit Ready: Worker Break Areas

The USDA GAPs and USDA Harmonized Third Party audits require that worker break areas be separate from where saleable product is handled. The GAPs audit states “smoking and eating are confined to designated areas separate from where product is handled.” An auditor completing a GAPs audit will look to see that the break area is […]

Filed Under: Food Safety