Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Growers and produce industry members are invited to Specca Farms on Wed. May 28th at 6:00 PM. Join us for food and taste testing the latest Rutgers NJAES strawberry cultivar evaluations. Share a field tour and discussion of new strawberry cultivars. Includes growing systems and marketing tips to renew profitable strawberries with varieties bred for […]
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If you haven’t noticed, spring has sprung in earnest. Spring flowering trees and shrubs have popped and are already fading. The buds of many other plants are breaking everywhere. Right along with the plants come the critters.
Continue reading...Potato Disease Forecasting Report 5-16-14 – Click to Download We will be tracking DSVs for Late blight development and calculating P-days for initiating the first early blight fungicide application. The first late blight fungicide application is recommended once 18 DSVs accumulate from green row. Green row typically occurs around the first week in May in southern […]
Continue reading...5-16-14 Tomato Report – Click to Download Disease severity values (DSVs) for early blight, septoria leaf spot, and tomato anthracnose development are determined daily based on leaf wetness (due to rainfall, dew) and air temperature. On a daily basis DSV values can range from 0 to 4 where 0 = no chance for disease development […]
Continue reading...The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program (NJDEP) has announced that federal agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) compliance farm inspections will be conducted mid-May through July. Be a prepared agricultural employer. Take the necessary actions this week to make sure your farm is in compliance to avoid citations. Two outstanding farm employer resources […]
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This week in Fruit IPM Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB): Emergence from overwintering sites has started! Both male and females are being found in pheromone traps and blacklight traps throughout the state. Any insecticides or insecticide mixes that are used for oriental fruit moth, plum curculio, codling moth or other pests should now include materials […]
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