April 23, 2025

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – I

When: May 7th (Wed) @ 6:00 pm
Where: Gloucester County Govt. Services Building, 1200 N. Delsea Drive,  Clayton, NJ 08312

Pesticide credits – 4 each PP2, 1A, and 10

6:00 pm       Light Fare (Pizza, Donuts, and Coffee)

6:15 pm        Welcome and updates.
Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Agricultural Agent, Rutgers NJAES

Peach Quality and Quality Standards
Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist, Pomology, Rutgers NJAES

Field Observations from the IPM Program
Janine Spies, Statewide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES.

Tree Fruit Disease Update
Kaitlin Quinn, Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES.

Insect-Pest Management in the Orchard.
Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist, Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES         

Managing the Nitrogen Cycle, N Sources, Timing, Rates, and Placement
Joseph Heckman, Extension Specialist, Soil Fertility, Rutgers NJAES

Farm Fresh Marketing: Harnessing Customer Photos, Posts, and Praise
Claudia Gill Arroyo, Cape May County Extension Agent, Rutgers NJAES

8:50 pm        Pesticide recertification credits application.
Meeting Adjourn

Light fare will be provided. If you plan to attend, please call Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or 856-224-8030. If you have any questions, please contact Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029 before the meeting.

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May 10, 2024

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – II

When: May 21 (Tuesday) @ 5 pm

Where: Nichols Orchards: 628 Royal Ave., Franklinville, NJ 08322

Pesticide credits: 1A (5), PP2 (5), and 10 (5) [Read more…]

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March 28, 2024

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – I

When: April 9th (Tue) @ 5:45 pm
Where: Gloucester County Govt. Services Building: 1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312

Pesticide credits requested: CORE (#1), 1A (#3), PP2 (#3), 10 (#3)

5: 45 pm        Light Fare (Pizza, Donuts and Coffee)

6:00 pm         Welcome and Updates.
Hemant Gohil, Extension Agent, RCE of Gloucester County, Rutgers NJAES

6:05 pm        Field Observations from the IPM Program
Dave Schmitt, Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

6:35 pm        RIMpro, a New Climate Monitoring Tool to Access Accurate Disease Prediction Models.
Janine Spies, Statewide Fruit IPM Extension Agent, Rutgers NJAES.

7:05 pm        Water Testing Requirements Under the Food Safety Modernization Act for 2024
Wesley Kline, Extension Agent, RCE of Cumberland County.

7:35 pm:        An Udate on the Rutgers Hazelnut Breeding Program and Eastern Fire Blight Resistance.
Thomas Molnar, Professor, Plant Biology, Rutgers University.

8:05 pm        Peach Market Updates
Hemant Gohil, Extension Agent, RCE of Gloucester County.

8:20 pm         Pesticide re-certification credits application.
Meeting Adjourn

Light fare will be provided. If you plan to attend, please call Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us or 856-224-8030. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029 before the meeting.

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May 23, 2023

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – II

May 31st @ 5 – 7 pm
Summit City Orchards: 500 University Blvd. Glassboro, NJ 08028

Pesticide credits applied Category: 1A, PP2, 10 

4:45 pm  Gather at the Parking lot of the Summit City Winery (above address)

5:00 pm Peach Fruit Thinning - Physiology and Methods
Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist, Pomology, Rutgers NJAES.

Demonstration of the Peach Fruit Thinning Using the Machine
Richard Bannister and Eli Bannister, Richard’s Station.

Field Observations from the IPM Program
Dave Schmitt, Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

Summer Disease Control Measures in Orchards
Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist, Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES

7:00 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. If an additional assistance is needed, please contact Hemant Gohil at 856-224-8029 prior to 
the meeting.
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March 9, 2022

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meetings (in-person) – Save the Dates

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight meeting – I (In person)
March 22 (Tues) @ 7 PM
Gloucester County Government Building
1200 N. Delsea Drive, Bldg. # A, Clayton, NJ 08312

Topics

  • Reducing herbicide use for the control of Nutsedge and results of OMRI approved herbicide trials
  • Field observations from the IPM Program – Pre-bloom pests
  • Apple Fruit Rots: Time of Infection and efficacy of dual-active fungicides
  • Management of pre-bloom Insect-pests in Peach
  • Pest management costs and borer control without Lorsban – The case for mating disruption

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight meeting – II (In person)
April 12 (Tues) @ 4 PM
Summit City Orchards, 500 University Blvd. Glassboro, NJ 08028

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight meeting – III (In person)
May 17 (Tues) @ 4 PM
280 Chapel Heights Rd #9355, Sewell, NJ 08080

Pesticide Credits will be provided (applied). If you have any questions, please contact Hemant Gohil gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu

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April 17, 2019

South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting – II

May 15 @ 5:30 PM

Summit City Farms and Winery

500 University Blvd, Glassboro, NJ 08028  [Read more…]

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