November 17, 2022, 12-1 PM EST Free Webinar Growers who attend this food safety trainings will leave with a ton of information to help teach their employees. This will help make the task more manageable with practice tips. The webinar will be given by Phil Tocco, Extension Educator at Michigan State University Extension. At the […]
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Retraining and Upskilling Workers on Produce Safety Best Practices Webinar
November 1, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Wheat, Other Small Grain Variety Trial Links
2022 Oregon: https://cropandsoil.oregonstate.edu/wheat/osu-wheat-variety-trials 2022 Indiana: https://extension.purdue.edu/county/knox/_docs/2022-wheat-trial-final-report.pdf 2022 Pennsylvania: https://extension.psu.edu/2022-barley-and-winter-wheat-performance-trials 2022 Ohio: https://ohiocroptest.cfaes.osu.edu/wheattrials/ 2022 Maryland: https://extension.umd.edu/resource/2022-small-grain-variety-trials 2022 Tennessee: https://search.utcrops.com/wheat-2 North Carolina: https://officialvarietytesting.ces.ncsu.edu/2022/07/2022-nc-ovt-wheat-barley-and-oats-data-now-available/ 2022 Texas: http://varietytesting.tamu.edu/wheat/ Resources on sourcing Local Grains/Whole Grains Council: https://wholegrainscouncil.org/find-whole-grains/local-grains
Continue reading...November 1, 2022 Melissa Bravo
USDA Grain Transportation Reports
The USDA Grain Transportation Report is a weekly publication from the Agricultural Marketing Service. The weekly highlights cover snapshots by sector for Export Sales, Truck, Rail, Barge, and Ocean movements. Past reports provide a snapshot of production costs and grain delivery to ports, and how grains were ‘moving’ along in the system. These reports are […]
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in NJ
New HPAI case in New Jersey – October 22, 2022. (TRENTON) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) has confirmed a new Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) case in an Ocean County backyard flock (non-poultry) as classified by the […]
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NEW: Rutgers Private Applicator 2023 Online License Renewal Assistance Available Daily Until October 31st!
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has released an announcement “Pesticide License Renewal Info 2023” to licensed applicators via email. The announcement is posted at https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/docs/Pesticide-Lice… Read More »
Continue reading...October 21, 2022 Hemant Gohil and Daniel Ward
Hill-Up your Grapevines to Prevent Winter Injury
Freeze injury on grape flower buds and canes can cause crop loss and increased disease problems, but freeze damage at the graft union can kill the entire vine! The most effective technique for limiting freeze injury to the graft union is hilling up soil around the vines high enough to cover the graft union with […]
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