June 16, 2020

USDA Good Agricultural Practices, Harmonized and Harmonized Plus Audits

Wes Kline reports the New Jersey Department of Agriculture is now scheduling audits.

  • There had been an extension for audits before May 31, but there will be no additional extensions.
  • If you had an audit last year and need to schedule a renewal, or if you need a new audit, now is the time to make an appointment.
  • Anyone wanting an audit should have gone through food safety training which is held each year December through March.  The auditor will want to see that you have had some type of training.
  • To schedule the audit, email Chris Kleinguenther at christian.kleinguenther@ag.state.nj.us.
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May 26, 2020

JUST RELEASED – INTERIM COVID-19 Guidance For Migrant & Seasonal Farmworkers, Their Employers, & Housing Providers

Cover 5-20-2020 NJ DOH Interim Guidance for Migrant-Seasonal Farmworkers

My apologies for not including our nursery growers that may also be impacted by this guidance when originally posted last week.

NJ Dept of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher just announced, “At 3:30 today, we just received final approval to release the attached official guidance on migrant seasonal farmworker housing.”

The New Jersey Department of Health is partnering with its sister agencies New Jersey Department of Agriculture and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to assist agricultural businesses and farm workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please review the attached document carefully. This is titled INTERIM CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) GUIDANCE FOR MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS, THEIR EMPLOYERS, AND HOUSING PROVIDERS.

Adopt these recommendations carefully for the protection of not only your workforce, but for you, your family and the entire ag community.

 

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May 20, 2020

JUST RELEASED – INTERIM COVID-19 Guidance For Migrant & Seasonal Farmworkers, Their Employers, & Housing Providers

Cover 5-20-2020 NJ DOH Interim Guidance for Migrant-Seasonal FarmworkersNJ Dept of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher just announced, “At 3:30 today, we just received final approval to release the attached official guidance on migrant seasonal farmworker housing.”

The New Jersey Department of Health is partnering with its sister agencies New Jersey Department of Agriculture and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to assist agricultural businesses and farm workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please review the attached document carefully. This is titled INTERIM CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) GUIDANCE FOR MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS, THEIR EMPLOYERS, AND HOUSING PROVIDERS.

Adopt these recommendations carefully for the protection of not only your workforce, but for you, your family and the entire ag community.

 

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April 13, 2017

East Vineland Vegetable Twilight Tuesday 4/25

Our annual Vegetable Integrated Crop Management Twilight Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, 2017, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at the East Vineland Fire Hall, on Landis Ave. across from the Savoy Restaurant (use 4931 Landis Ave, Vineland, NJ 08360 for your GPS, and please park behind the building to enter conference room door in rear).

Agenda

6:00 pm   Getting the Most Out of Your Plant & Pest Advisory Subscription & Other Online Resources
–    Rick VanVranken, RCE Atlantic
6:15 pm   Worker Protection Standards – New Rules in Place
–    Patricia Hastings, Rutgers Pesticide Safety Educ Program Coordinator
6:45 pm    Ultra-niche Crop Program Update & Resources
–    Jenny Carleo, RCE Cape May
7:00 pm   Resistance Management – Tackling Palmer Amaranth & Other Tough Weeds
–    Dr. Thierry Besancon, RCE Specialty Crop Weed Specialist
7:30 pm   Food Safety Modernization Act – Where do we Stand on the Produce Rule
–    Dr. Wes Kline, RCE Cumberland
8:00 pm   Vegetable Disease Control Options for Spring Crops
–    Dr. Andy Wyenandt, RCE Vegetable Plant Pathologist
8:30 pm   Vegetable Insect Pest Update
–    Dr. Joe Mahar, Vegetable IPM Coordinator
9:00 pm   Adjourn

Pesticide Recertification Credits have been requested for this meeting.
Hope to see you there!

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January 3, 2017

Ultra-Niche Crop Workshop on High Tunnel Winter Lettuce Production to be Held

Loose leaf lettuce growing in a high tunnel.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension is continuing its Ultra-Niche Crop series in 2017 with the upcoming workshop “High Tunnel Winter Lettuce”.  This workshop, the third class in the Ultra-Niche educational series for farmers seeking new crop opportunities, will take place on Tuesday, January 31, 2017 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.  The workshop will be held simultaneously in Cape May Court House, Bridgewater and Bordentown, New Jersey.

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