Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in Caroline County, Maryland. This is the first report of cucurbit downy mildew in the mid-Atlantic region this growing season. All cucurbit growers should scout their fields on a regular, if not, daily basis. All cucurbit growers should consider switching to a preventative fungicide program that includes […]
Continue reading...July 2, 2014 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
Audit Ready:
Who Can Accompany You During A Third Party Audit?
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...July 1, 2014 Jack Rabin
Farmland Leasing Networking for Landowners and Farmers
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...July 1, 2014 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs 7-1-14
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 […]
Continue reading...June 30, 2014 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Beating the Bugs in the Bogs – Gypsy Moth
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 […]
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