American Cranberry Growers Association 2013 Summer Field Day Date: Thursday, August 15 Location: Rutgers P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research & Extension, Chatsworth, NJ Parking will be available at the Center’s shop (across cranberry bogs). Transportation for tours will be provided at the Center. Agenda
Continue reading...July 28, 2013 Wes Kline
RAREC Vegetable Twilight and Research Tour
For Commercial Vegetable Growers Date: Tuesday, August 20, at 5:30 pm Location: RAREC 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ (Upper Deerfield) Investigator Presentations and Research Plot Tours Bring your plant insect, disease, or weed samples for identification Pesticide recertification credits
Continue reading...July 27, 2013 Administrator
Are there Organic Alternatives to Glyphosate?
By Jim Murphy We receive requests for information on “organic” alternatives to glyphosate (e.g., Roundup), especially for “trim” sprays on paved areas, sidewalks, skin surfaces on ball fields, etc. The research on organic non-selective herbicides that are being marketed as replacements to glyphosate (for example, Roundup) is growing but it is much more limited that what you […]
Continue reading...July 26, 2013 Anne Nielsen
Insecticide Trial Results for BMSB
We have been conducting numerous insecticide trials at RAREC against BMSB in peaches (Encore variety). In particular, we are evaluating the efficacy of a a single insecticide sprayed on a 10 day schedule to see if we can identify differences in effectiveness of selected insecticides throughout the season. I understand that growers will not (and […]
Continue reading...July 25, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 7-26-13
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 7-26-13 – 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...July 25, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 7-26-13
7-26-13 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 […]
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