Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The severity of the current winter weather has growers and ag agents questioning how to accurately assess vineyard damage and develop a plan for coping with the damage through cultural management. Fruit Specialist Dan Ward supplies comprehensive answers. The hardiness of grape buds and wood ranges widely among cultivars and different antecedent weather and physiological […]
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A south Jersey nursery/greenhouse operation has a probable infestation of European pepper moth, Duponchelia fovealis, family Crambidae. This group of moths includes European corn borer and garden webworms. Both adults and larvae have been found.
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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from 7 pm Wednesday 12Feb to 1 pm Thursday 13Feb for Southeastern New Jersey and adjoining states. Snow accumulations of 3-6 inches are expected with significant amounts of sleet and ice. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible. Given these forecasted weather conditions, the […]
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When: Friday Mar 7, 2014 9 AM to 4 PM Location: Rutgers EcoComplex and Greenhouse, 1200 Florence-Columbus Rd, Bordentown, NJ 08505 Register: Visit online Registration or download the program registration Rutgers is offering a one day hydroponic fruit and vegetable production course with practical information for novice growers.
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Date: Thursday, February 6, 2014 6:00 to 7:30pm Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ Accurate self-assessment of bud viability and fruitfulness is sound vineyard management when dealing with the effects of the unusually cold temperatures experienced this winter. Join the Outer Coastal Plain Vineyard Association (OCPVA) and Rutgers […]
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Date: February 19, 2014 9am to 3pm Location: Elmer Grange, 535 Daretown Rd, Elmer, NJ The 3rd annual Soybean Producers meeting will be held on February 19 from 9:00am to 3:00pm at the Elmer Grange at 535 Daretown Road, Elmer, NJ. Topics will include the new High Oleic Acid Soybeans, GMO Labeling, Biodiesel Update, and […]
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