[EPA Update: 25 September 2023] Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on the design of a health care provider (HCP) training program on pesticide-related illness and injury. Specifically, EPA seeks feedback from th… Read More »
Continue reading...September 25, 2023 Pat Hastings
EPA Requests Stakeholder Input on Proposed Training Program for Healthcare Providers to Address Pesticide Injuries
September 25, 2023 Rick VanVranken
NJ Fish & Wildlife Announces Change in Southern Deer Forum Location
Attention All NJ Deer Hunters! The southern Deer Hunter Forum hosted by NJ Fish & Wildlife to discuss preliminary proposals on simplifying NJ’s deer hunting regulations has changed locations. Formerly scheduled to be held at Batsto Village State Park, the Southern Deer Forum WILL NOW BE HELD at Stockton University to better accommodate expected attendance. Details follow.Southern Deer […]
Continue reading...September 22, 2023 Stephen Komar
Corn Tar Spot Found in New Jersey
The presence of Corn Tar Spot (Phyllachora maydis) has been confirmed in New Jersey. Laboratory examination of a corn sample from New Jersey revealed the presence of tar spot. Tar spot is a foliar disease of corn that commonly occurs throughout Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The disease was identified in the […]
Continue reading...September 22, 2023 Hemant Gohil
Notes from the 2022 Chambourcin Wine Tastings and Evaluations
A Chambourcin wine tasting and evaluation meeting for New Jersey winemakers was held on November 10, 2022, at the Autumn Lake Winery, Williamstown, in Gloucester County. The notes below are based on individual observations of Chambourcin growers and winemakers, follow-on discussions, and related literature. The responses to the survey sent before the event are also […]
Continue reading...September 20, 2023 Kris Holmstrom
Vegetable IPM Update 9/20/23
Sweet Corn Northern and central blacklight traps and all pheromone traps continue to catch corn earworm (CEW) moths, although recent night temperatures in the low 50s have depressed numbers somewhat this week. Pheromone trap information is available from all northern and central sites, with now very limited input from southern New Jersey. We will use […]
Continue reading...September 20, 2023 William Errickson
Steven Kristoph Nursery Twilight Meeting
Steven Kristoph Nursery Twilight Meeting September 28, 2023 – 5:30pm to 7:00pm Steven Kristoph Nursery 9 Roberts Rd, Millstone, NJ 08535 NJ Pesticide License Recertification Credits (1A: 3, 3A: 3, 10: 3, PP2: 3) Join Steven Kristoph and Bill Errickson for an in-person tour of Steven Kristoph Nursery to discuss best management practices for […]
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