Last week a block of Fantasia nectarines was found to have a very small percentage of rot present. This week several more blocks were found with rotten fruit present. The common denominator between the three is that they were all mid – late season nectarines that had been just thinned or were being thinned during […]
Continue reading...June 25, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit downy mildew reported in Delaware – 6/25/13
Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported in a commercial cucumber field in Sussex County, Delaware. All cucurbit growers in New Jersey should scout their fields on a regular basis and add a downy mildew specific fungicide to their weekly maintanence program. Downy mildew is much more difficult to control if the pathogen arrives prior to […]
Continue reading...June 24, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 6-25-13
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 6-25-13 – 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...June 24, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 6-25-13
6-25-13 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 […]
Continue reading...June 24, 2013 Administrator
On Ag Updates: Heat Stress Prevention
This week’s forecast is for temperatures in the 90’s with high humidity. Agricultural worker safety is important to agricultural employers. Ag Agent Michelle Infante-Casella outlines some tips on preventing worker illness during hot weather on the Ag Updates Blog. Heat Stress Prevention
Continue reading...June 24, 2013 Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Pepper Weevil Concerns
Pepper weevil is a difficult pest: it is not endemic to New Jersey; we have had sporadic outbreaks but not understanding why or how these outbreaks occurred and because of this we have little experience managing it on farm or in preventing it being spread farm to farm; we lack an appreciation of its life […]
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