The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed extending the deadline for the traceability rule (Section 204) under the Food Safety Modernization Act until July 2028. The rule was to go into effect in 2026, but FDA is allowing more time for the industry to comply based on the complexity of the rule. FDA will […]
Continue reading...August 6, 2025 Meredith Melendez
FSMA Produce Safety Rule Inspections Taking Place on all Covered Farms
Are you a produce farm who has not yet had a FSMA Produce Safety Rule inspection? Have you received communication from the NJ Department of Agriculture about the Produce Safety Rule? Smaller size produce operations are currently being inspected by the NJDA for FSMA PSR compliance. If you have not yet had an inspection you […]
Continue reading...August 5, 2025 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 8/05/25
Cucurbit downy mildew was reported (7/11/25) on cucumber in central New Jersey. For more information on CDM and its control please click here. There have been no reports of CDM on other cucurbit crops. Basil downy mildew is active in southern New Jersey. For more information on controlling BDM please click here. Rutgers is looking […]
Continue reading...August 1, 2025 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer
Veg IPM Update 8/1/25
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn earworm moth captures are increasing, leading to 3- or 4-day spray intervals being needed throughout the state. When temperatures are high (>85 degrees F), shorten the spray interval by one day. Rotation is important for avoiding resistance, and there are four IRAC groups that are registered […]
Continue reading...August 1, 2025 Andy Wyenandt
The A-B-C’s of cucurbit powdery mildew control
Cucurbit powdery mildew (CPM), caused by Podosphaera xanthii, is one the most important diseases of cucurbit crops throughout the world. The pathogen is an obligate parasite, just like cucurbit downy mildew, meaning it needs a living host in order to survive. In northern regions that have a killing frost in the fall the pathogen will […]
Continue reading...July 31, 2025 Hemant Gohil and Daniel Ward
Late July Peach Varieties for New Jersey – New and Standard
EVELYNN is a new, excellent, semi-free stone with a firm, yellow-fleshed peach variety. It is a low-acid, sweet to very sweet peach that ripens with Redhaven. Fruit is large, uniform, and has attractive, complete scarlet coloring, with smooth, low pubescence skin. It retains firmness on trees and during storage for longer than Redhaven, giving extra […]
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