March 25, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ Program 2:30 PM – Registration 3:00 PM – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 PM – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 PM – Early season management in peaches Anne Nielsen PhD, Professor […]
Continue reading...March 5, 2026 Janine Spies
North Jersey Calibration Grower Meeting
March 24, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Clifford E. & Melda C. Snyder Research & Extension Farm 140 Locust Grove Road Pittstown, NJ Program 2:30 PM – Registration 3:00 PM – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 PM – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 PM – Importance of Calibration for […]
Continue reading...March 4, 2026 Patrick McMullen
South Jersey Vegetable Integrated Crop Management Twilight Meeting
Vegetable Integrated Crop Management Twilight Meeting Wednesday, April 8, 2026 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. East Vineland Fire Hall 4931 Landis Ave. across from the Savoy Restaurant (park behind the building and enter conference room door in rear) Hosted by RCE of Atlantic, Cumberland, and Gloucester Counties 6:00 pm Soilborne Disease Identification and Control […]
Continue reading...March 4, 2026 Tim Waller
ALERT – Potential for Ambrosia Beetle flight early next week – if you regularly have issues with this pest – take notice
The last few seasons we have seen an upswing in ambrosia beetle activity in nursery production, principally in field grown nursery stock of thin barked trees (commonly – dogwood, honey locust, magnolia, maple, redbud, zelkova, styrax, Prunus spp.). Based on evidence from multiple lines of trap collection data throughout the United States, adult female flights […]
Continue reading...March 2, 2026 Tim Waller
Approaching boxwood blight season – 2026 (threat this week in Central and Southern NJ)
March weather is always unpredictable, however, if we have sustained periods of increased temperatures (above 50F) and spring rains, boxwood blight (BWB) can become an issue quickly. [pictorial tri-fold] Common Boxwood Pests and Diseases (click-here). This includes Box Tree Moth images. Print the PDF out double-sided, then fold. If you suspect Boxwood Blight and would […]
Continue reading...February 25, 2026 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer
Have a plan for managing thrips and TSWV in tomatoes and peppers in 2026
Thrips and tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) management were major challenges for multiple South Jersey growers in 2025, as well as in the previous few years. Several growers reported losing entire tomato plantings to the virus. Peppers were less impacted than tomatoes, but TSWV outbreaks did occasionally occur. As we move into pepper and tomato […]
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