A webinar to help farmers selling or desiring to sell produce to wholesale markets, restaurants, schools or grocery stores requesting documented food safety programs by the farm operation.
Continue reading...Malathion Blueberry Label
We were just notified on late Wednesday afternoon that the Gowan 24C label was approved for use in NJ blueberries. This label is for the Gowan Malathion 8 Flowable, and gives us a maximum of 2 applications at 2.5 pt (lb ai) per acre, with a 1 day PHI. See label NJ Malathion 8 Flowable We […]
Continue reading...Vegetable IPM Update: Week Ending 5/1/13
Rutgers Cooperative Extension IPM personnel are currently deploying blacklight trap and insect pheromone trap networks throughout the state. Sampling will commence within one week, and insect data will be published in the Plant and Pest Advisory Online and on the Pest Map Archive as soon as target pests begin to appear.
Continue reading...Leaf Spot Diseases in Landscape Turf

An unexpected sample walked into the laboratory at the end of last week. Net blotch, which is caused by the fungus Drechslera dictyoides, was subsequently diagnosed on a sample of turf-type tall fescue.
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