Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The 2015 New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show will be held on February 3rd, 4th and 5th at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. Highlights from this year’s program include a session on “What Chefs Want” in regards to ethnic in specialty crops, growing vine crops in high tunnels, and choosing tomato […]
Continue reading...The newly revised Produce Rule is drastically different than the original provisional rule. Growers are encouraged to comment on the changes, and respond to several questions that the FDA has about water microbial requirements. Comments are due by December 15th. The Produce Rule previously required farms to sample surface water used for irrigation (water that […]
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Four out of five New Jersey farmers do not have written estate plans. Who will get your farm when it is time? A written will is not enough. This workshop will help you ensure that your wishes are honored when the time comes. “Preparing for Later Life Farming” workshops will be held regionally in New […]
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A farm in Southern NJ is experiencing an infestation of the granulate ambrosia beetle, Xylosandrus crassiusculus (Mot.). GAB was identified by expert Dr. James Lashomb at Rutgers. Adults are hunch-backed in appearance and are cinnamon or brownish in color. Females are 2.1-2.9mm in length and males are 1.5mm. Offspring are small white and legless c-shaped larvae. Females […]
Continue reading...Comments on the revisions made to the produce safety rule are due on December 15th. Regular posts will be made to the Plant and Pest Advisory focusing on the changes that have been made. Please consider commenting on the produce rule! The way that the FDA defines “farm” is important in determining what types of […]
Continue reading...It’s time to consider sanitation practices that can help reduce over wintering scab inoculum. These practices should be considered an essential part of apple IPM programs. In 2014 scab was once again a problem in most orchards we scouted. Even if you didn’t see scab on the fruit at harvest there still could be infected […]
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