Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

October 11, 2023

Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema (Fog Fever)

A metabolic syndrome that sometimes affects ruminants, particularly cows on lush fall pastures is Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema (ABPE), sometimes referred to as “Fog Fever”.  ABPE can occur in ruminants, especially cattle, transitioning from dry summer pastures or poor quality forage in the fall, to pastures that may be lush and fresh.  Cows may develop […]

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Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock
October 11, 2023

Horticulture Plant Health Educational Series – Virtual – October CORE Edition (10/25)

In preparation for 2024 Nursery IPM training we invite ALL growers (nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod, Christmas tree, vegetable, row crops, landscape professionals) to attend the following educational sessions surrounding overall plant health and pest management principals. NOTE: These free virtual sessions (on Zoom) will count as “in-person”, meaning all attendees will receive offered CEUs if […]

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Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Nursery, pesticide credits, Turf Tagged With: , , , , , , ,
October 10, 2023 and

Post-Harvest Grape Meetings

  Post-Harvest Grape Meetings A review of spray schedules and chemical use in the 2023 growing season. Sponsored by New Jersey Center for Wine Research and Education                                                         […]

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Filed Under: Fruit, pesticide credits, Wine Grape
October 9, 2023

Webinar: 2024 NRCS Funding Opportunities

Monday, October 16 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EST Join NRCS Soil Conservationist Kimberly Dalton and Natural Resource Specialist James Strehse for a webinar explaining 2024 NRCS Funding Opportunities. REGISTER HERE Whether you’re small or large scale, conventional or organic, there are NRCS practices that can apply to your operation. The presentation will include […]

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Christmas Trees, Commercial Ag Updates, Cranberry, Disease Forecasting, Field, Forage & Livestock, Food Safety, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Nursery, Organic Production, pesticide credits, Plant Diagnostic Lab, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Turf, Uncategorized, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape Tagged With:
October 4, 2023

Vegetable IPM Update 10/04/23

Notes: This edition of the Vegetable IPM Update will be the last regular one of the season.  Should a pest situation arise that is important to the grower community, special posts will appear in the Plant and Pest Advisory. Thank you and good luck to Dr. Joseph Ingerson-Mahar! Joe has retired after nearly 35 years […]

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Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops
September 29, 2023

Use soil amendments of animal origin on your produce farm? Tell us about it!

If you use biological soil amendments (raw, composted, or processed) of animal origin on your fresh produce farm we would like to know more about it through this anonymous survey. Information provided will be used to inform extension educators and influence research and educational outreach nationally.

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Filed Under: Food Safety, Fruit, Vegetable Crops