5-9-14 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...May 8, 2014 Meredith Melendez
Small Farm Post-Harvest Practices Workshop
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2 PM to 4:30 PM Location: Webinar presentation @ Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office of Mercer County, 930 Spruce Street, Trenton, NJ Followed by on-farm portion @ Z Food Farm, 3501 Princeton Pike, Lawrence, NJ Improving post-harvest practices can help minimize produce damage and maximize the amount of quality produce that can be sold at […]
Continue reading...May 7, 2014 Brad Majek
Quinstar 4L for Weed Control in Cranberries
Quinstar 4L has a section 3 label for use in cranberries, and is useful for the control of dodder, yellow loosestrife and many other weeds in cranberries in New Jersey.
Continue reading...May 7, 2014 Brad Majek
Weed Control in Re-Used Plastic Mulch
When the cost of supplies and labor are evaluated, re-using a field with trickle irrigation and black plastic mulch is an attractive idea, but weed control can be a problem.
Continue reading...May 7, 2014 Dean Polk
NABREW Conference June 23-26, 2014
North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference Date: June 23-26, 2014 Location: Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ Every 4 years, research and extension workers from throughout North America and abroad meet to exchange ideas and research results on current blueberry issues. This year’s conference is being hosted by Rutgers University […]
Continue reading...May 7, 2014 Richard Buckley
Why are There Holes in My Cheese?
Do you ever wonder what is causing your cherrylaurel to look like Swiss cheese? Clearly, it’s not because Anatole has been hanging around. More than likely the shothole symptoms you see are caused by one of several pathogens and abiotic stresses common to other species of Prunus.
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