Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Recently, a number of growers have asked: “Who can accompany me during a third party food safety audit?” Perhaps you had someone write your farm food safety plan for you or, you have a food safety consultant and you would like them to participate in or attend the audit. The USDA weighed in on this question and […]
Continue reading...Interested in farmland leasing? You’re invited to attend a free farmland leasing networking event for landowners and farmers. The meeting will be hosted July 24, 2014 from 6 PM to 7:30 PM at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County Office, 2 Academy Drive, Westhampton NJ 08060. To sign up for this farmland leasing networking, contact the SADC at (609) 984-2504 or […]
Continue reading...Late blight has been confirmed on potato and tomato in Lancaster County, PA and confirmed on potato in west central PA (Cambria County); in potato on Long Island, NY (Suffolk County) and on potato in western NY (Erie County). To date, no late blight has been reported in NJ. To track late blight in the US […]
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Gypsy moth is an occasional pest of cranberries. Gypsy moth caterpillars will readily eat the plants in outbreak years, when they are abundant in the NJ Pinelands, like in 2007. They prefer to feed on oaks, but when they encounter cranberry plants, their presence can have a devastating effect. Fortunately, since 2007, the caterpillars have rarely been seen […]
Continue reading...Late blight was reported on potato in Erie County, New York and Cambria County, PA (west central) late last week. This is the first report of late blight in PA this season. There are also suspected cases of late blight are being reported on potato and tomato in Lancaster County, PA. All tomato and potato growers in New […]
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