Peach Apple Pear Scouting Calendar Blueberry Trap Counts
Continue reading...April 24, 2013 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report for the Week Ending 4/20/2013
April 24, 2013 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
FDA Food Safety Q&A: Biological Soil Amendments
The third FDA Proposed Produce Food Safety Rule Q & A conference call, coordinated by the Produce Safety Alliance, was held on Monday. This conference call focused on soil amendment use in the proposed rule. Details on soil amendments in the proposed rule can be found in Section F Biological Soil Amendments. The FDA officially […]
Continue reading...April 24, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Leaf spots showing up rapidly in spring greens
A number of growers have reported of leaf spots appearing in spinach and other greens. Alternaria and Cladosporium leaf spots have been identified in fields in our region. Fields should be scouted on a regular basis to find ‘hot spots’.
Continue reading...April 24, 2013 Andy Wyenandt and Jack Rabin
NJ Farmers Soil Fumigant Compliance Inspection Advisory
During the weeks of May 13-17 and June 3-7, the NJDEP Pesticide Control Compliance and Enforcement will be conducting inspections of NJ farmers who currently or previously reported using soil fumigants, primarily Vapam (metham sodium). There are about 50 NJ farms reporting fumigant use. These farms will be the targets of the compliance assistance inspections. The inspections are […]
Continue reading...April 23, 2013 Administrator
Blueberry IPM
From the Blueberry Bulletin Dr. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Extension Specialist in Blueberry Entomology Mr. Dean Polk, IPM Agent – Fruit Mr. Gene Rizio, IPM Program Associate – Fruit Cranberry Weevil Plum Curculio Rimon on PC Red Banded Leafrollers
Continue reading...April 23, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Growers Guide to Protectant Fungicides (FRAC codes M1 – M9)
Protectant (contact) fungicides typically offer broad spectrum control for many different pathogens. Protectant fungicides belong to FRAC groups which have a low chance for fungicide resistance to develop. These include: the inorganics (copper, FRAC code M1) and sulfur (FRAC code M2), the dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, FRAC code M3) and chloronitriles (chlorothalonil, FRAC code M5)
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