Traits that make Weeds Invasive Plant Diagnostic Lab Highlights Diseases of Turfgrass 2012 Ornamental Crops Commercial Recommendations Guide Murphy on Turf Up Coming Events: Register on-line (or print registration form) for Field Days at www.njturfgrass.org. Early registration discount for both field days ends on July 13th. Golf and Fine Turf Field Day will be held on Tuesday, […]
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Rutgers Turf Blog
Turf Specialist, Jim Murphy talks about what’s happening out in the field on the new Rutgers Turf Blog. Good cultural management practices can help reduce the severity of Anthracnose basal rot.Read more > Most people begin to notice crabgrass in turf around the 4th of July. At that time, the crabgrass plants are large enough […]
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Ornamental Commercial Recommendations – 2012
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
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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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