Date: Thursday, February 13, 2014 Time: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ
Continue reading...January 23, 2014 Jack Rabin
Cover Crops and Soil Health Forum February 18, 2014
Members of New Jersey’s agricultural community who have an interest in advancing soil health and cover crops in New Jersey are invited to participate free of charge in the National Cover Crops and Soil Health Forum. The forum will bring together key leaders, researchers, innovators and policy makers in American agriculture to examine the benefits, […]
Continue reading...January 15, 2014 Norman Lalancette
2014 Tree Fruit Meetings for Commercial Growers
A full slate of tree fruit meetings sponsored by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Rutgers Cooperative Extension have been scheduled for the upcoming 2014 growing season. The season begins with: South Jersey Tree Fruit Meeting – February 13 @ RAREC Note: New Date Feb 14 North Jersey Fruit Meeting – March 7 @ […]
Continue reading...January 15, 2014 Rick VanVranken
NJ Agriculture Convention and Trade Show
Date: February 4-6, 2014 Location: Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ Complete program and registration materials are available now at the NJ Vegetable Growers Association website. Hope to see you in AC! View Convention Program
Continue reading...January 14, 2014 Dave Schmitt
How Cold Did it Get?
In early January much of the nation was caught in the grip of a “polar vortex”. An arctic air mass reached well down into the southern parts of the country bringing the coldest temperatures and wind chills we’ve seen in nearly 20 years.
Continue reading...January 8, 2014 Andy Wyenandt
Mitigating Losses to Pepper Anthracnose
In recent years, pepper anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum spp. has become a significant problem on some farms in southern New Jersey. Unlike in tomato, where symptoms are only present in mature (red) fruit, pepper anthracnose can infect pepper fruit at any growth stage.
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