Please note that the location of the South Jersey Commercial Fruit Growers Meeting has been changed.
Location: 254 County House Road, Clarksboro, NJ 08020 Date: March 5, 2026 (Thu) Registration: Pre-registration required. Please call (856) 224 – 8030 or Email: jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us $20 per person. Checks only. Payable to Rutgers University. Pesticide Credits: CORE,PP2, 10, 1A
PROGRAM
08:30 am Registration and Coffee and pastries
08:50 am Welcome and Opening Remarks. Hemant Gohil, Rutgers NJAES
09:00 am Ambrosia Beetle Management in the Apple. Monique Rivera, Cornell University.
09:30 am Woolly Apple Aphid Management in Apple. Monique Rivera, Cornell University.
10:00 am Introducing Dr. Nancy Sharma, new Extension Specialist, Fruit Pathology, Rutgers Uni.
10:15 am Coffee Break
10:30 am Industry Updates
10:45 am Current Trends in Tree Fruit Pest Management. Janine Spies, Rutgers NJAES
11:15 am Pesticide Safety Update: Exposure, Recordkeeping, and Storage. Kate Brown, Rutgers NJAES.
11:45 pm From Field to Current – Harnessing Electricity for Sustainable Weed Control. Thierry Besancon, Rutgers NJAES.
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Mycorrhizae Products that Enhance the Root Systems of Young Apple Trees. Megan Muehlbauer, Rutgers NJAES
1:30 pm Updates and Recommendations for Scale Management. Anne Nielsen, Rutgers NJAES
2:00 pm Peach Varieties Comparisons – New and Standard. Hemant Gohil and Daniel Ward, Rutgers NJAES.
2:30 pm Grower Open Forum and Pesticide recertification credits
Adjourn
For questions, please get in touch with Hemant Gohil at 856-418-6538 or email at gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu
