March 7, 2017

Farm-to-School/Farmers Market Nutrition Survey Looking for Mid-Atlantic Produce Growers

Fruit or vegetable farmers in the Mid-Atlantic region (PA, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV, and DC) that have participated or have considered participating in:

  1. Farm to School sales or activities, OR
  2. Farmers’ Market Nutrition Incentive programs (like FMNP & SNAP matching programs)

are invited to participate in a survey about their choices to participate or not.

Megan Lehnerd, a PhD student at the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition, is conducting a study to learn more about why farmers choose to participate or not participate in these programs. The survey will take between 20 and 30 minutes to complete.

If you complete the survey, you can choose a $25 gift card to either Amazon or Johnny’s Selected Seeds. For more information or to take the survey, visit: http://sites.tufts.edu/farmersurvey or contact Megan at megan.lehnerd@tufts.edu.

Megan Lehnerd, MS
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University

Filed Under: Fruit, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: , , , ,
September 14, 2016

Plasticulture Strawberries – Ultra Niche Crop Series

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Learn how to grow, market and sell plasticulture strawberries.  Production basics, food safety considerations, post harvest handling specifics, budgeting and buyer preferences.

September 28, 2016  5:30 – 8:00 p.m. at three locations:
– RCE of Somerset County, Bridgewater
– RCE of Cape May County, Cape May Court House
– Rutgers EcoComplex, Columbus

For more information call Jenny Carleo, Agricultural Agent at (609) 465-5115 or email Jennifer
Matthews at jmatthews@aesop.rutgers.edu
To register go to Eventbrite link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ultra-niche-crops-plasticulture-strawberries-tickets-26609094518
To join the mailing list for future classes go to The Ultra-Niche Crop Project

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit Tagged With: ,
August 18, 2016

Fruit IPM for 8/18/16

 

Peach:

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): Trap counts still show captures above the treatment threshold of 6/trap. Treatments are needed anywhere trap counts exceed 6 males per trap, even at this late stage of the season on any variety that is at least 7-10 days away from harvest. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: , , ,