Peach: Borers: Where mating disruption dispensers are used there should be no need for butt sprays. If mating disruption was not used, the only other options are pyrethroids with a label for the use. The New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide recommends either Asana or Pounce. Pyrethroids lack a long residual so our recommendation […]
Continue reading...August 22, 2023 Steven K. Rettke
Landscape Pest Notes: Some Late Summer Pests & Concerns
SPOTTED LANTERNFLY (Lycorma delicatula)(1st Flying Adults = 1700 GDD): There are still some red-colored 4th instar nymphs being observed but most areas of NJ are now seeing the adult stage of this invasive planthopper. Adult spotted lanternflies will initiate a migration period beginning in late August that will continue into the weeks of September. It […]
Continue reading...August 21, 2023 Stephen Komar and Rick VanVranken
Snyder Farm Twilight Tour & Meeting, Wed. August 23, 2023
Twilight Tour and Meeting* Fiber Hemp Production Drones in Agriculture Agrivoltaics Research Date/Time: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 6:00 – 8:00 PM Location: Snyder Research and Extension Farm 140 Locust Grove Rd. Pittstown, NJ 08867 This program is offered to assist producers, and anyone interested in learning more about Fiber Hemp Production and current Agrivoltaics research […]
Continue reading...August 21, 2023 Joseph Heckman
Soil Fertility from Non-Commercial Nutrient Sources
All essential plant nutrients cycle through the ecosystem of soil, water, air, plant, microbe, and animal. Agronomic information about the composition and beneficial use of waste materials and how the nutrients can be recycled can help growers reduce the need to purchase soil fertility inputs. Many different types of non-commercial nutrient sources are available in […]
Continue reading...August 18, 2023 Andy Wyenandt
‘Fields of Devotion’ premiers on NJ-PBS on Saturday, August 19th at 5 PM.
Portions of this story are courtesy of Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Fields of Devotion, the science-in-action film featuring Rutgers University plant biologists developing disease-resistant food crops, is bringing farmers and university researchers together to discuss ways to jointly tackle New Jersey’s food production challenges. The film, directed by Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) […]
Continue reading...August 18, 2023 Meredith Melendez
FSMA PSR Qualified Exempt? Keep Up with Your Paperwork!
If your farm is considered qualified exempt from the FSMA Produce Safety Rule you have probably needed to provide paperwork to the NJDA at least once. Farms should be reviewing and updating their documentation that proves qualified exemption status annually and be prepared to show this again to the NJDA when required. Guidance and template […]
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