NJDEP Stakeholder Meeting for Pesticide Rules Wednesday September 27 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
NJ Department of Environmental Protection Issues Burn Permit for Frost Protection – Through April 14
(TRENTON) – With the state expected to experience colder spring temperatures, the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed with NJ Dept of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher’s request to allow farmers to do controlled open burning or use specialized torches known as smudge pots to protect crops from damage beginning Friday, April 7, through Friday, April 14.
These cold events could adversely affect some of the fruit, vegetable, and floriculture crops.
Note: The NJDEP and New Jersey Forest Fire Service caution all farmers and agriculture businesses with respect to the use of open burning in high wind velocity conditions. Please take note that farmers are encouraged to utilize smudge pots is warming as necessary during higher wind conditions. Use of open burning when wind velocity is greater than 5mph is strictly prohibited, may contribute to wildfire risk, and can carry significant penalties. [Read more…]
NJ Department of Agriculture Issues Burn Permit for Frost Protection – Through April 14
(TRENTON) – With the state expected to experience colder spring temperatures, the Department of Environmental Protection has agreed with NJDA Secretary Douglas Fisher’s request to allow farmers to do controlled open burning or use specialized torches known as smudge pots to protect crops from damage beginning today, Friday, April 7, through Friday, April 14.
These cold events could adversely affect some of the fruit, vegetable, and floriculture crops.
Note: The NJDEP and New Jersey Forest Fire Service caution all farmers and agriculture businesses with respect to the use of open burning in high wind velocity conditions. Please take note that farmers are encouraged to utilize smudge pots is warming as necessary during higher wind conditions. Use of open burning when wind velocity is greater than 5mph is strictly prohibited, may contribute to wildfire risk, and can carry significant penalties. [Read more…]
HIGH potential for Boxwood Blight this Thursday 4/6
There is a potential for boxwood blight infections this WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY throughout much of NJ – especially central regions. Thursday’s high temperatures coupled with prolonged periods of leaf wetness overnight will contribute to the spread of boxwood blight infections.
If BWB is important to your business – Use the USPEST – PUSH Alerts – (click here) – to setup weekly email alerts. Create an account, watch the tutorial, and then set up your subscriptions. You select which locations (as many as you like), days you want to receive emails (pick Sunday/Monday), and what you would like to receive alerts about (BWB and a variety of other pests and diseases). Rutgers is not directly affiliated, however this is an incredible tool.
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It is time to begin protective fungicide applications in high value areas if you have not already done so!
- Protective fungicide applications should remain in effect or be initiated immediately for Boxwood Blight in “Infection risk or High Risk areas”.
- If your area is not listed (throughout all of NJ please visit the USPEST.ORG Boxwood Blight Risk Model – CLICK HERE TO CHECK YOUR LOCAL PREDICTIONS
Boxwood Blight risk-model information, considerations, and links:
| Boxwood Blight Risk Assessment as of 4/4/2022 | ||||||||
| Region | Location | CODE | 3-Apr | 4-Apr | 5-Apr | 6-Apr | 7-Apr | 8-Apr |
| Southern | Upper Deerfield | NJ50 | Very Low | Low | Minor Risk | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low |
| Central | Howell / Freehold | NJ10 | Very Low | Low | Minor Risk | Very High | Very Low | Very Low |
| Northern | High Point | NJ59 | Very Low | Very Low | Low | High Risk | Very Low | Very Low |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |||
| Please check YOUR LOCAL risk (click here) | ||||||||
Immediate potential for Boxwood Blight 3/24 and 3/25 – First infection potentials
There is a potential for new boxwood blight infections this FRIDAY and SATURDAY throughout much of NJ – especially central regions. Increased temperatures and prolonged periods of leaf wetness will contribute to the spread of boxwood blight infections.
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It is time to begin protective fungicide applications in high value areas if you have not already done so!
- Protective fungicide applications should remain in effect or be initiated immediately for Boxwood Blight in “Infection risk or High Risk areas”.
- If your area is not listed (throughout all of NJ please visit the USPEST.ORG Boxwood Blight Risk Model – CLICK HERE TO CHECK YOUR LOCAL PREDICTIONS
Boxwood Blight risk-model information, considerations, and links:
| Boxwood Blight Risk Assessment as of 3/22/2023 | |||||||||
| Region | Location | CODE | 22-Mar | 23-Mar | 24-Mar | 25-Mar | 26-Mar | 27-Mar | NOTES |
| Southern | Upper Deerfield | NJ50 | Very Low | Low | Low | Infection Risk | Very Low | Very Low | |
| Central | Howell / Freehold | NJ10 | Very Low | Low | HIGH Risk | HIGH Risk | Very Low | Very Low | High prob. of first BWB infections |
| Northern | High Point | NJ59 | Very Low | Very Low | Infection Risk | Very Low | Very Low | Very Low | |
| Please check YOUR LOCAL risk (click here) | |||||||||
(input your area code – select closest weather station – check 7-14 prediction – click on graph / table)
These advisories are general in nature, change rapidly over time, are site-specific…therefore Someone from your business should be using this risk model daily if boxwood is important to your financial stability– In 30 seconds you can have a better idea of boxwood blight (and other pathogen) activity in your immediate area! Please contact Tim Waller if you need help using this service (twaller@njaes.rutgers.edu), we want to help!
Fungicides;
- You very well may have these materials already applied as ‘cover-sprays’ – But – be mindful that protectant fungicides loose efficacy the more rain (or overhead irrigation) they are subjected to, and reapplication may be warranted.
- ROTATE between Fungicide Resistance Action Committee (FRAC codes) to avoid this pathogen becoming resistant to specific chemicals
Format: [FRAC code]: Chemical name (Trade names * no endorsement implied, other options exist)
- [M05]: Chlorothalonil (Daconil WS)
- [M05 + 1] Chlorothalonil + Thiophanate methyl (Spectro 90WDG)
- [11] Trifloxystrobin + [7] Fluopyram (Broadform)
- [11] Trifloxystrobin + [3] Triadimefon (Armada 50WDG)
- [M03] Mancozeb
- [12] Fludioxonil (Medallion WDG)
- [3] Tebuconazole (Torque)BW
DISCLAIMER: The label is the law, always refer to it for allowable host crops, use-restrictions, application rates, reapplication intervals, re-entry intervals (REI), and mix compatibility information. Production and pesticide information on this site are for private/commercial pesticide applicators and landscape professionals only, and are NOT for home gardener use. Provided materials represent examples and do not cover all possible control scenarios. Trade-names listed do not imply endorsement and are used as examples only. Please contact your local agent or chemical sales representative for more information or to discuss additional pest management options.
Resources
- Click here for additional BWB research updates
- CLICK HERE FOR A FREE DOWNLOAD – BOXWOOD HEALTH, Best Management Practices Production and Landscape Management (18 pages – Version 3.0)
- Click here for more BWB initiatives
Background on the pathogen:
Online ‘Annie’s Project’ Course for NJ Farmers Registration Still Open
Offering important farm management lessons to help women* farmers succeed
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) will present a new online version of the popular Annie’s Project, over the course of six weeks, one evening per week, starting this Wednesday, January 11. Registration (click here) is still open at the $100 price until the program begins and includes workshop study materials, and admission to the NJACTS (February 7~9). “Annie Goes Online: Risk Management On Your Kitchen Table,” will be offered virtually via Zoom on January 11, 18, and 25; February 15 and 22; and March 1 from 6 – 9 p.m.
The course starts this week with an insightful session on transition, and managing marketing, financial and human resource risks by keynote speaker Wenfei Uva, co-owner of Seaberry Farm – a 36-acre specialty fruit and flower farm in Federalsburg, Maryland. Uva received her Ph.D. from Cornell University in agricultural economics and was an extension leader for the Cornell Horticultural Business Management and Marketing Program from 1999-2007.
An optional all day in person tax workshop on Thursday, February 9th will be offered at the 2023 New Jersey Agriculture Convention and Trade Show (NJACTS) in Atlantic City.
“As in the previous Annie’s Project programs, this workshop is designed to educate and train new and aspiring farm women on risk management strategies and provide tools for successful business management,” says Robin Brumfield, extension specialist in farm management, Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
Financial assistance, provided by Farm Credit East, is available to those in need. Funds are available on a first-come-first-served basis to those who apply by filling out a scholarship application.
Course topics include:
- Labor recruitment and labor laws;
- business income and cash flow management, as well as personal finances;
- food safety and water use regulations;
- insurance and taxes;
- production relevant risk management related to:
- soil fertility and soil health;
- crop/livestock production budgets;
- controlled environment agriculture;
- storm water management;
- livestock-poultry disease biosecurity; and
- marketing and supply channels.
“New, aspiring, and current women farmers will gain educational training on the essentials of preparing a business plan, considered a vital roadmap to success for any business,” says Brumfield. Participants will also benefit from networking opportunities with their peers and other agricultural professionals.
*While targeting women as primary owners and partners in farm businesses, Annie’s Project training is open to all.
For more information about the program, visit Rutgers Farm Management Website. Material for this program is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2021-70027-34693.
