Disease Control Recommendations for Ornamental Crops by Ann Brooks Gould, Ph.D. is a comprehensive summary of pesticides currently labeled for ornamental disease control in New Jersey. The guide is intended for use by industry professionals (arborists, growers of greenhouse crops, nursery crops, or Christmas trees, and personnel who manage various indoor and outdoor landscapes) for disease […]
Continue reading...June 30, 2012 Richard Buckley
Plant Diagnostic Lab Highlights June 28, 2012
Turfgrass SummerPatch, Anthracnose, and Weevil Pythium Downy mildew of Impatiens
Continue reading...June 23, 2012 Administrator
Vegetable Alert: Late Blight on Processing Tomato
Alert Date: 6/23/12 Pest: Late blight Location: Late blight was confirmed on actively sporulating leaf lesions from an 70 acre processing tomato field outside of Elmer, NJ. All lesions were found on the upper most leaves in the canopy suggesting Late blight was carried in from an outside source. This is the second report of […]
Continue reading...June 6, 2012 Meredith Melendez
Farm Food Safety: Compliance Documentation – Packinghouse Logs
Part 7 of Preparing Your Farm Food Safety Plan -Meredith Melendez and Wes Kline The USDA Good Agricultural Practices Third Party Audit requires that certain activities on the farm be documented. These logs should accurately reflect what you have done on the farm to ensure food safety. If you do not write your activities down, […]
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Vegetable Alert: Cucurbit Downy Mildew on Cucumber
Alert Date: 5/30/2012 Pest: Cucurbit downy mildew Location: Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in areas near Swedesboro/Glassboro (Gloucester County). This is the first report of cucurbit downy mildew in the mid-Atlantic region this year.
Continue reading...May 25, 2012 Meredith Melendez
Farm Food Safety: Compliance Documentation – Harvest Logs
Part 6 of Preparing Your Farm Food Safety Plan -Meredith Melendez and Wes Kline The USDA Good Agricultural Practices audit requires that certain activities on the farm be documented. These logs should accurately reflect what you have done on the farm to ensure food safety. If you do not write your activities down the auditor […]
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