State Conservationist Carrie Mosley has extended the application period for two conservation programs to November 15th. All applications received for Agricultural Management Assistance (AMA) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) by November 15 will be ranked and funds allocated after the new deadline.
Continue reading...October 31, 2013 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
Food Safety Workshops 2013-2014
Seven food safety workshops will be presented from December 2013 through February 2014. TOPICS: Harmonized Food Safety Standards How to develop a food safety plan for your operation Produce sampling results from 2013 Risk Assessment Writing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Continue reading...October 28, 2013 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
FSMA Produce Rules Comment Deadline: November 15
New Jersey farmers are urged to send in comments by November 15th regarding the Proposed Produce Safety Rule and the Proposed Preventive Controls Rule. It is expected that about 20% of New Jersey farms will be expected to comply with the Produce Safety Rule. Several components of this rule have the potential to impact the […]
Continue reading...October 26, 2013 Administrator
Dormancy in October? It is very dry and cool.
By Jim Murphy I spent a couple days this past week teaching in a turf care training program at Central Park in NYC. Many lawn areas in Central Park that are not irrigated were entering dormancy because of the dry soil conditions. And as you look around there is an increasing acreage of turf as […]
Continue reading...October 25, 2013 Dave Schmitt
Integrate Sanitation Into Your Apple Scab Control Program
This past season we saw elevated levels of apple scab in southern counties. Our IPM scouts found low levels of scab present in orchards where scab had not been detected for many years, even though these orchards had been carefully sprayed using effective materials. Most likely what we are witnessing is the result of an […]
Continue reading...October 21, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Late Blight Confirmed on Organic Tomato in South Jersey
Late blight was confirmed in an organic tomato field late last week south of Bridgeton, New Jersey. As a note, growers who are still picking tomatoes should continue to scout up until the final pick and destroy field as soon as possible once harvesting is finished either by applying gramoxone or discing under plant material. […]
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