Cornell announces they will be hosting the International Pepper Conference 2024 “Fall in New York’s Finger Lakes Region is the perfect time to visit local waterfalls, revel in colorful foliage, and explore our ripening pepper selection! We are excited to be hosting the 26th Annual International Pepper Conference in Ithaca, NY and are looking forward […]
Continue reading...April 25, 2024 Rick VanVranken
26th Biennial International Pepper Conference Returns to Northeast, Sept 9-11, 2024
NJ Depts of Agriculture & Environmental Protection Allow Controlled Open Burning to Protect Crops
(Trenton) [On April 20, w]ith the state expected to experience cooler spring temperatures, the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed with NJDA Secretary Ed Wengryn’s request to allow farmers to do controlled open burning or use specialized torches known as smudge pots to protect flowering crops from damage beginning today, April 20, through Saturday, April […]
Continue reading...April 23, 2024 Dave Schmitt and Kaitlin Quinn
Tree Fruit IPM Report for April 24, 2024
Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree fruit phenology has slowed. In southern counties all peach orchards are petal fall to shuck split. Redhaven /PF-17 was at approximately full bloom on April 5. Plums are at shuck off. Pears are at petal fall. Red Delicious is just past full bloom. Sweet cherries are at about late bloom depending […]
Continue reading...April 23, 2024 Hemant Gohil and Megan Muehlbauer
Statewide Wine Grape Twilight Meeting.
Sponsored by the New Jersey Center for Research and Education, the program’s highlight is the demonstration of the new in-row weeding machine from TILMOR by Allonardo Enterprises. There will also be a demonstration talk on Groundhog management and other wildlife management in the vineyard. The program details are below. The sequence of presentations may change […]
Continue reading...April 19, 2024 Pat Hastings
Purdue Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153)
Courtesy of Dr Fred Whitford, Purdue University Pesticide Safety Education Program for Illinois: Purdue Pesticide Programs has just published Agricultural Spray Nozzles: A Comprehensive Review (PPP-153). It can be found at https://ag.purdue.edu/departm… Read More »
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