By gardenstatecropinsuranceeducationinitiative March 15th is sales closing for all corn, soybean, grain sorghum, spring oats, spring forage seeding, sweet corn, processing beans, processing tomatoes, and AGR Lite crop insurance policies! Questions about crop insurance? call your crop insurance provider or our office at 1-800-308-2449 Source: NJ Crop Insurance Education
Continue reading...March 1, 2013 Dave Schmitt
Early Season Pest Control in Tree Fruit
Dormant season oil sprays Dormant season copper sprays Dormant season urea sprays
Continue reading...February 28, 2013 Norman Lalancette
Peach Leaf Curl: Biology and Control
Disease management programs for peach and nectarine begin every year with control of leaf curl. In this article, we discuss some of the basic biology of leaf curl, as well as the methods used for its control. In a near future article, we’ll explore how the abiotic environment influences leaf curl development, and how climate […]
Continue reading...February 20, 2013 Administrator
Update on ProFACT
By Jim Murphy Turf response to a uneven application of N fertilizer. As the start of the 2013 growing season draws near, I thought an update on the Professional Fertilizer Applicator Certification and Training (ProFACT) program would be useful. Be advised that all professionals need to be certified or trained to apply fertilizer to turf in […]
Continue reading...February 20, 2013 Zane Helsel
Corn Seeding Rates in the Northeast
A webinar has been posted by and on the Plant Management Network to help you with choosing the best seeding rates for corn. With the high price of seed and other inputs, fine tuning your seeding rates could help improve your overall profitability in 2013. http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcenter/seminars/corn/CornSeedingRates/ Zane R. Helsel
Continue reading...February 19, 2013 Administrator
Grape Expectations Symposium
The symposium is a day-long series of lectures by professionals in viticulture, enology, and marketing. Lectures are designed to present new and relevant information to professionals and amateurs involved with any aspect of grape growing or the wine industry. This program will look at the similarities of the New Jersey terroir and Bordeaux and present […]
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