Call for Public Comment – Humane Treatment of Domestic Livestock New Jersey State legislation (A-1970/S-1298), signed into law on July 26, 2023, required the State Board of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture to adopt rules and regulations concerning the confinement, care, and treatment of breeding pigs and calves raised for veal. The rules and […]
Continue reading...SAVE THE DATES! North Jersey
North Jersey Commercial Vegetable Grower Meeting February 27, 2024 & North Jersey Commercial Fruit Grower Meeting March 13, 2024 Hunterdon County Complex 314 State Route 12, Bldg. #1 Flemington, New Jersey 08822 8:30 am – 4:00 pm Program and registration details forthcoming
Continue reading...2024 Grape Expectation – New Jersey Viticulture and Enology Symposium
The 2024 Grape Expectation symposium is a daylong series of lectures by professionals in viticulture (grape growing), enology (winemaking), and marketing. Lectures are designed to present new and relevant information to professionals and amateurs involved with grape growing or the wine industry. Pesticide recertification credits will be provided. Multiple tastings will be conducted during the […]
Continue reading...Winter Reading to Prepare for Early Season

Winter Reading We are continuing to develop better pesticide regimes for conifer and Christmas tree pests and diseases. Please review these resources in the interim. Insects Posts related to conifer specific scale insects and their cultural and chemical management Cryptomeria scale Elongate hemlock scale Pine needle scale Armored scales Soft scales. Spruce spider mites – […]
Continue reading...Southern NJ Commercial Nursery Growers IPM Roundtable (Tu) 2/27/24

SOUTHERN NJ – COMMERCIAL NURSERY GROWERS – ONLY in Cumberland and surrounding counties. Southern NJ Nursery IPM Roundtable – Tuesday 2/27/24 6-8pm. The event is free but please RSVP by calling 856-451-2800 ext. 1 and mention this meeting. In response to many conversations, nursery visits, and phone calls I have had with folks over the last few years, […]
Continue reading...Business Succession Planning for Farmers – February 29

Cape May County RCE will host a presentation for farmers, “Business Succession Planning for Farmers,” from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The free program will take place at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County, 355 Court House – South Dennis Road, CMCH, NJ 08210. The presenter will be Keith Dickinson, […]
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