Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree fruit phenology has slowed. In southern counties all peach orchards are petal fall to shuck split. Redhaven /PF-17 was at approximately full bloom on April 5. Plums are at shuck off. Pears are at petal fall. Red Delicious is just past full bloom. Sweet cherries are at about late bloom depending […]
Continue reading...April 23, 2024 Hemant Gohil and Megan Muehlbauer
Statewide Wine Grape Twilight Meeting.
Sponsored by the New Jersey Center for Research and Education, the program’s highlight is the demonstration of the new in-row weeding machine from TILMOR by Allonardo Enterprises. There will also be a demonstration talk on Groundhog management and other wildlife management in the vineyard. The program details are below. The sequence of presentations may change […]
Continue reading...April 19, 2024 Pat Hastings
Purdue Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153)
Courtesy of Dr Fred Whitford, Purdue University Pesticide Safety Education Program for Illinois: Purdue Pesticide Programs has just published Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153). It can be found at https://ag.purdue.edu/departm… Read More »
Continue reading...April 19, 2024 Michael Monzon
Free event for farmers will dig into historical agriculture using archaeology and insects
On May 1, 2024, an experiential learning workshop for farmers will be held from 10:30 – 2:00 at the Rutgers Specialty Crop Research and Extension Center in Cream Ridge, New Jersey. The workshop focuses on insects recovered from a 1683 grave that was excavated at Historic St. Mary’s City, Maryland. Historic St. Mary’s City was […]
Continue reading...April 15, 2024 Claudia Gil Arroyo
2024 National Agritourism Survey
The 2024 National Agritourism Survey is now collecting responses. All agricultural operations that welcome visitors—whether for on-farm direct sales, educational programs, entertainment, farm stays, recreation, special events, and more—are invited to complete the survey. By participating in this survey, you’ll help us pinpoint the types of support farmers like you require—whether it’s getting business assistance, […]
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