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 […]
Continue reading...September 18, 2023 Rick VanVranken
Attention Deer Hunters – NJ Fish & Wildlife Forums on Simplified Hunting Regulations
NJ Fish & Wildlife is looking for your input and will be hosting three Deer Hunter Forums to discuss preliminary proposals on simplifying NJ’s deer hunting regulations. Hunters are asked to attend for discussions of ideas on how to make deer hunting regulations less complicated and less expensive. Your feedback is crucial to keep deer hunting a […]
Continue reading...September 15, 2023 Andy Wyenandt
Sunscald Injury on Cucurbit Fruit
Extended periods of long, hot dry weather can cause pumpkin fruit to seemingly mature quicker (i.e., turn orange). Sunscald injury occurs when cucurbit fruit are suddenly exposed to direct sunlight during the latter stages of fruit ripening during the fall. Sunscald injury often occurs after plants prematurely defoliate due to powdery mildew or downy mildew infection or when vines collapse […]
Continue reading...September 14, 2023 Tim Waller
September Horticulture Plant Health Educational Series – Plant Pathology 101, Entomology 101
September sessions- In preparation for 2024 Nursery IPM training we invite ALL growers (nursery, greenhouse, 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 […]
Continue reading...September 14, 2023 Pat Hastings
Pesticide Product Management Practices, Proper Disposal Methods, and Container Recycling Options for NJ Farms
Today the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued COMPLIANCE ADVISORY Enforcement Alert (#2023-17, issued: September 13, 2023). Read More »
Continue reading...September 13, 2023 Kris Holmstrom
Vegetable IPM Update 9/13/23
Sweet Corn Fall armyworm (FAW) infestations in whorl stage plantings in northern and central counties have dropped to very low levels. This may not be the case in southern counties. Growers are advised to check whorl and seedling stage corn plantings weekly for signs of FAW. Consider treating if infestation rates exceed 10%. This […]
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