The program for the control of annual weeds in the vineyard should consider the weed free strip under the trellis and the sod middles between the rows separately. The “Weed Control Season” starts in late fall, after harvest. The program implemented in the spring depends on what herbicides were applied the previous fall. If herbicides […]
Continue reading...March 26, 2013 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
Ag Water Use – FDA Proposed Produce Food Safety Rule Q & A
The second FDA Proposed Produce Food Safety Rule Q & A conference call, coordinated by the Produce Safety Alliance, was held yesterday. This conference call focused on agricultural water use in the proposed rule. To comment on these proposed rules go to Docket Folder Summary: Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce […]
Continue reading...March 26, 2013 Brad Majek
Annual Weed Control in Orchards
The program for the control of annual weeds in the orchard should consider the weed free strip under the tree and the sod middles between the tree rows separately. The “Weed Control Season” in orchards starts in late fall, after harvest. The program implemented in the spring depends on what herbicides were applied the previous […]
Continue reading...March 25, 2013 Richard Buckley
Don’t Burn Baby Burn!
Can’t tell by the weather today (not another snow storm!), but we are entering the window for our last opportunities to make dormant treatments of insecticidal oils.
Continue reading...March 25, 2013 Richard Buckley
Might be Mites on Your Spinach?
Spinach samples were submitted to the Plant Diagnostic Laboratory today from a local organic grower. They were submitted for the diagnosis of a leaf spot disease, but closer evaluation revealed much more.
Continue reading...March 22, 2013 Dave Schmitt
The Cicadas are Coming!
Brood II of the 17 year cicada (Magicicada sp.) is expected to emerge in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic this spring. The last emergence in 1996 did not cause many problems in southern NJ counties as I recall. Brood II is one of the broods reported on the east coast. This map indicates the possibility of a […]
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