Plant Diagnostic Lab Highlights June 28, 2012

Downy fungal growth impatiens leaf underside

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 […]

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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.

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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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Vegetable Alert: Late Blight on Potato

Alert Date: 5/23/12 Pest: Late Blight on potato Location: Burlington County, NJ

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