Peach:
Oriental Fruit Moth: First generation timings are updated below. Growers that have utilized mating disruption for OFM can focus on PC; GPA; and catfacing insect pests as described below.
February 10, 2020 Hemant Gohil
2020 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Grower Meeting
Date: March 5, 2020
Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: RAREC – 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Pre-Registration: Required, Contact: Karen Holton (holton@njaes.rutgers.edu) or (856) 455-3100 x 4104
Cost / person: $15.00 (Checks preferred, made out to Rutgers University) Lunch: Included
Pesticide Credits: Requested for – Core, PP2, 10, 1A, 3A and 3B
Program
8:00 am Registration Coffee and pastries
8:25 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Daniel Ward, Director, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Hemant Gohil, Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Co-op. Extension, Gloucester County
8:30 am Peach Bacterial Spot Management: Comparison of Copper Compounds and Rates
Norm Lalancette, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES
9:15 am Pollinator Stewardship in Orchards
Julianna Wilson, Academic Specialist, Tree Fruit Integrator, Michigan State University
10:00 am Break – Coffee and pastries
10:15 am Integrating Management for Key Orchard Pests
Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES
10:45 am Recommendation Updates for Tree Fruit Insect Management w/ Special Attention to Bee Safety.
Dean Polk, Statewide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES
11:15 am Pesticide Regulatory and Safety Update for 2020
George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers NJAES
11:45 am Industry Updates and NJ Peach Promotion Council Updates
12 Noon Lunch
1:00 pm Updates on tree fruit soil fertility management in New Jersey
Megan Muehlbauer, Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Co-op. Extension, Hunterdon Co.
1:30 pm Soil Health – A Panel Discussion
Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist, Pomology; Joseph Heckman, Extension Specialist, Soil Health; Thierry Besancon, Extension Specialist, Weed Science; Lewis DeEugenio, Fruit Grower, Summit City Farms; Robert Muth, Fruit and Vegetable Grower, Muth Family Farms; Megan Muehlbauer, Agriculture Agent.
2:30 pm Updates on Peach and Nectarine Breeding Program
Joseph Goffreda, Tree Fruit Breeding, Rutgers University
3:00 pm Open Session – Grower Questions and Discussion
Pesticide re-certification credits
Please contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu or 856-224-8029 if you have any questions.
March 14, 2019 Hemant Gohil
South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – I
When: March 27 @ 7 PM
Where: Gloucester County Extension Office, 1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312
7:00 PM: Welcome Remarks and Updates.
Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Agricultural Agent, Rutgers NJAES
Comprehensive Understanding of Spotted Lantern Fly in Orchard Crops
Heather Leach, Spotted Lantern Fly Extension Associate, Penn State University. Invited Speaker, Heather leach is specialist on Spotted Lanternfly (SLF). She will speak on the comprehensive understanding of SLF priorities from every perspective and provide latest information on biology, behavior and effective management techniques.
Pesticide Record Keeping Update.
George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers NJAES
Food Safety Issues Related to Tree Fruit Production.
Wes Kline, Cumberland County Agriculture Agent, Rutgers NJAES
Management of Scale Insect in Peach
Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist, Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES
Early Season Disease Control
Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist, Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES
Scouting Observations and IPM of Early Season Pests
Dave Schmitt and Dean Polk, State-wide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES
9:30 PM Pesticide re-certification credits application and Adjourn
Light fare will be provided. Please call Joan Medany jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or call 856-224-8030 if you are planning to attend.
This site is accessible to the physically impaired. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at 856-224-8029 prior to the meeting.
