By Garden State Crop Insurance Education Initiative Raleigh, North Carolina, March 25, 2013— USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announces New Jersey nursery producers should be aware that the final date for a new applicant to apply for 2014 nursery crop insurance is May 1, 2013. New applications for crop year 2014 may be accepted until […]
Continue reading...March 27, 2013 Dave Schmitt
Gloucester County Fruit Twilight Meeting
Tree fruit and wine grape commercial growers are invited to discuss insect, disease, and weed control with RCE NJAES Specialists and the Fruit IPM team. Date: 7 pm, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Location: Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County County Government Services Building 1200 N. Delsea Dr. Clayton, NJ 08312-1095 Phone: 856-307-6450
Continue reading...March 27, 2013 Brad Majek
Annual Weed Control for Established Blueberries
The program for the control of annual weeds in blueberries should consider the weed free strip under the row and the middles, sod or tilled, separately. The “Weed Control Season” in blueberries starts in late fall. The program implemented in the spring depends on what herbicides were applied the previous fall. If herbicides were applied […]
Continue reading...March 26, 2013 Brad Majek
Annual Weed Control in Vineyards
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 […]
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