Pesticide recertification credits will be given to those attending this Twilight Meeting. See details below:
Please RSVP by October 20, 2026
Contact Jocelyn Shillingford at (609) 465 5115 ext. 3607 or capemayag@njaes.rutgers.edu
February 12, 2024 Hemant Gohil
2024 Grape Expectation – New Jersey Viticulture and Enology Symposium
The 2024 Grape Expectation symposium is a daylong series of lectures by professionals in viticulture (grape growing), enology (winemaking), and marketing. Lectures are designed to present new and relevant information to professionals and amateurs involved with grape growing or the wine industry. Pesticide recertification credits will be provided. Multiple tastings will be conducted during the symposium. Award-winning wines will be available for sampling in the N.J. Wine Showcase immediately following the symposium. This is the thirty-ninth year of the symposium. Come, learn, and spend time with your fellow N.J. wine professionals. Fore registration, please follow the instruction under the program detail.
February 2, 2024 William Errickson
2024 Central Jersey Turf and Ornamental Institute
March 6, 8:30am to 4:00 pm
Monmouth County Agricultural Building
4000 Kozloski Rd. Freehold , NJ 07728
Registration: $75
(includes coffee, light refreshments in the morning and lunch)
Available Pesticide Credits:
Core – 2 units
2- 3 units
3A- 5 units
3B- 5 units
3C- 1 unit
6B- 3 units
8C- 6 units
8A- 1 unit
9- 3 units
10- 6 units
PP2- 5 units
ProFACT NJ Certified Fertilizer Applicator
2 Credits Available
To register, contact Cathy VanBenschoten at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County Office
732-431-7260 or email at Catherine.VanBenschoten@co.monmouth.nj.us
Click the link below for the full registration form:
There is no online registration. This event is cash, check or purchase order only.
Make checks payable to: Rutgers, the State University of NJ
Mail to: Cathy VanBenschoten
4000 Kozloski Road
Freehold, NJ 07728
This annual event is brought to you by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington, Ocean & Somerset Counties. Seminar topics will benefit those who work in grounds maintenance including school board members, maintenance supervisors, employees of highways, parks, cemeteries, industrial grounds, lawn & home ground services, garden center operators and nurserymen.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration/Sign-in
9:00 – 9:30 AM Scouting and Diagnosing Common Disease Problems in Turf and Ornamentals – William Errickson – Monmouth County Agricultural Agent
9:30 – 10:00 AM Innovations in Weed Management – Matthew Elmore Ph.D. – Extension Specialist in Weed Science
10:00 – 11:00 AM Pesticide Safety Regulations and Updates – George Hamilton Ph.D. – Extension Specialist in Pest Management
11:00 – 11:15 AM Break
11:15 – 12:15 PM Managing Invasive Plants – Michele Bakacs – Middlesex County Natural Resources Agent
12:15 – 1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 – 1:30 PM Mosquito and Tick Problems in New Jersey: Identification, Management, and Protection for Green Industry Professionals – Emily Fontaine and Dina Fonseca Ph.D. – Program Associate and Professor, Chair Dept. of Entomology
1:30- 2:30 pm Sustainable Turfgrass Fertility Management – Bradley Park- Researcher in Turfgrass Management
2:30 – 3:00 PM Invasive Insects & Ecological Balance – Steve Rettke – IPM Program Associate
3:00 PM Course Evaluation, Pesticide Credits
October 11, 2023 Tim Waller
Horticulture Plant Health Educational Series – Virtual – October CORE Edition (10/25)
In preparation for 2024 Nursery IPM training we invite ALL growers (nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, sod, Christmas tree, vegetable, row crops, landscape professionals) to attend the following educational sessions surrounding overall plant health and pest management principals.
NOTE: These free virtual sessions (on Zoom) will count as “in-person”, meaning all attendees will receive offered CEUs if they: have a live video feed (and are visible the entire time), upload a government issued photo ID + NJ Pesticide license prior via a secure Rutgers Connect folder (follow directions below, only the agents will have access to information for verification), and participate in poll questions.
Government issued photo ID and NJ Pesticide License upload (only required if you have not attended another seminar in this series) :
- Click here to upload BOTH your government issued Photo ID and Pesticide License prior to the meeting
- Upload directions: If you click on the photo ID upload link using a smart phone/tablet you will have the option of simply taking a photo of your ID and uploading it directly into the system. Otherwise, you can scan a copy of your photo ID into a computer and follow the directions at the upload link. If you are unable to upload documentation prior to the meeting, please contact Tim Waller for assistance (twaller@njaes.rutgers.edu).
- Please upload files of your photo ID and applicator license to the link above as; “Last name_ First_ Photo ID” AND “Last name_ First_ Pesticide License”
(Registration is for the entire duration (2 talks), you must be present for BOTH to receive any CEU’s)
Date: 10/25/2023 (W) – CORE Edition
Click here to register for CORE Edition Session
- Sign-in: 5:30pm (PLEASE SIGN IN EARLY FOR ID VERIFICATION)
- 6:00 – 7:00pm: How Chemicals Work and Which to Use – Tim Waller, Cumberland RCE
- 7:00-7:15pm: Break (if you don’t return credits can not be awarded)
- 7:15 – 8:15pm: Science and Application of Horticultural Sanitizers– Tim Waller, Cumberland RCE
- 8:15 – 8:30pm: Questions/Adjourn
- NJ Pesticide CEU’s: 4x units in CORE, 1A – 3A – 3B – 3C – 6B – 8C – 10 – PP2
