SALEM COUNTY AGRONOMY TWILIGHT MEETING-1 Date & Time: May 1, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM(Program starts at 5:00 PM; please arrive a few minutes early) Location: Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office, 51 Cheney Rd., Woodstown, NJ 08098 Registration:Call: 856-769-0090Email: molly.english@salemcountynj.gov Credits Applied For: CORE: Basic Safety and Handling 1A: Agricultural Plant 10: Demonstration / […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM Updates Week of 3/23/26

Tree Fruit Phenology Update Tree fruit phenology is progressing across New Jersey, with development in southern counties remaining slightly advanced and northern regions beginning to catch up. Overall, the 2026 season is showing a more compressed phenology window than typical. Cooler weather this weekend should help slow development. In apples, green tip for Pink Lady was […]
Continue reading...Visit to Clover Valley Farm – April 11
Field trip to Clover Valley Farm Saturday, April 11, 10am Register at: https://go.rutgers.edu/stf3j6x6
Continue reading...Allium Leafminer Update 3/20/2026

Greetings from the Veg IPM team, and happy first day of Spring! As we are slowly transitioning into warmer weather, now is a great time to be thinking about Allium Leafminer (ALM), a pest of many bulbous crops such as onions, scallions, chives, and garlic. Allium Leafminer (Phytomyza gymnostoma) is a small grey-bodied fly with […]
Continue reading...SOUTH JERSEY CALIBRATION GROWERS MEETING
March 25, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Road Bridgeton, NJ Program Program Chair Janine Spies, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Statewide Program Leader in Fruit IPM 2:30 – Registration 3:00 – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 – Early […]
Continue reading...NORTH JERSEY CALIBRATION GROWERS MEETING
March 24, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Snyder Research & Extension Farm 140 Locust Grove Road Pittstown, NJ Program Program Chair Janine Spies, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Statewide Program Leader in Fruit IPM 2:30 – Registration 3:00 – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 – Importance […]
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