By Bruce Clarke Turf Bowl Competition: Three teams of undergraduate students (four students to a team – including Tyler Astor, Greg Benz, Michael Chikos, Ryan Daddio, Nicholas Delmar, Kyle Genova, Kenneth MacNish, Mike Monzon, Jianlong Sun [Jason], Yuanshuo Qu [Henry], Lingcheng Zeng [Aaron], Lorabeth West,) from the Rutgers Turf Club competed in the 2013 Turf Bowl […]
Continue reading...February 13, 2013 Richard Buckley
Snow Molds?
The great blizzard of 2013, with all the snow and ice (and hype), has brought concerns about snow mold diseases in turfgrass. First thing first, I am glad I don’t live in Connecticut….40 inches! At any rate, snow cover provides an excellent environment for many fungi including some species of Pythium. In New Jersey we […]
Continue reading...February 12, 2013 Zane Helsel
Soybean Mtg -Feb 13- Register Now
A statewide soybean producers meeting sponsored by the NJ Soybean Board will be held Wednesday from 9-3 at the Rutgers EcoComplex off Exit 52B of I-295. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Various pesticide credits are available. Please register by noon Tuesday by calling 609-585-6871.
Continue reading...February 11, 2013 Administrator
Tall Fescue Varieties for Sports Turf
By Jim Murphy The Rutgers Wear Simulator being operated on the 2006 National Tall Fescue Trial. Hope your winter is going well. We recently published on the web a fact sheet update on Tall Fescue Varieties for New Jersey Sports Fields. This fact sheet discusses the characteristics of traffic tolerance, turfgrass quality, and susceptibility to […]
Continue reading...February 5, 2013 Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Pepper Weevil Damage Monitoring and Control in New Jersey
Pepper weevil does not overwinter in New Jersey. Once established during the season, pepper weevil spreads quickly and is destructive to pepper crops in fields or greenhouses. Why do we care about pepper weevil? Pepper weevil are the most important pest of pepper in sub-tropical regions like Florida, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, New Mexico and Mexico. They […]
Continue reading...February 1, 2013 Wes Kline
FDA’s Proposed Produce Safety Rules Webinar
Webinar Date: February 7, 2013 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. While the USDA has no formal role in the development or implementation of the proposed rules for the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, the agency’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Fruit and Vegetable Program is hosting the webinar as a service to the produce industry. Dr. Jim […]
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