Plant & Pest Advisory

Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

March 13, 2023 Nick Polanin

The 2022 Census of Agriculture – There’s Still Time To Be Counted!

New Jersey farmers still have time to be counted in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Although the deadline for submitting the ag census has just passed, NASS will continue to accept completed census questionnaires through the spring to ensure all farmers and […]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: Agricultural Census, NASS, USDA

March 13, 2023 Steven K. Rettke

White Pine Weevil: Overwintering Adults Become Active in March & April

Many arborists & landscapers often find it difficult to prevent white pine weevil pests (Pissodes strobi), because they are typically applying fertilizer & dormant oil treatments during the control window. In the state of NJ, the control window against feeding white pine weevil adults occurs in March & April. Adults over-winter in the duff beneath trees. […]

Filed Under: Christmas Trees, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Nursery, Plant Diagnostic Lab

March 10, 2023 Michelle Infante-Casella

2023 Pre-Season Farm Labor Meetings to be Held Soon

Sponsored by NJ Farm Bureau and Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension, two opportunities for farmers to learn about seasonal updates for farm labor will take place at two different locations. See below: When: Wednesday, March 22, 7-9pm Where: Cumberland County Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office, 291 Morton Ave., Millville, NJ When: Thursday, March 30, 7-9pm Where: Atlantic County […]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: Farm Labor, worker protection standards

March 9, 2023 Kris Holmstrom

Allium leaf miner update: 03/09/23

Allium Leaf Miner (ALM) Allium leaf miner feeding and egg laying injury was reported on chives in southern Cape May County on Thursday. The West Cape May weather station (closest station) has recorded 295 growing degree days (GDD) base 39˚F as of Thursday. 39˚F is close to the lower developmental temperature (38.3˚ F) which our […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: onions, sweet corn, tomato

March 2, 2023 Michelle Infante-Casella

NJDEP Bureau of Water Allocation and Well Permitting Workshops Held

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection coordinated workshops in the past two weeks to assist farmers with Agricultural Water Certifications/Registrations who needed 5-year renewals. Those farmers with certifications expiring in 2023 were invited by NJDEP to attend the scheduled workshops. NJDEP Staff visited the 4 counties: Gloucester, Salem, Burlington, and Cumberland to complete renewals […]