The Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education will host a course on ‘Spanish for Ag and Horticulture Workforce’ from January 16-March 6, 2026. This is an online, self-paced course with approximately 21 hours of course content designed to help participants study conversational Spanish and gain technical vocabulary specific to those in the agriculture and horticulture […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Fall Vegetable Twilight Meeting (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) Norz Hill Farm & Market, LLC., 120 S Branch Rd, Hillsborough Township, NJ 08844 Thursday, September 18, 2025 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm AGENDA 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm Welcome, load wagons, wagon ride to field 4:15 pm – 4:45 pm Drone Seeding Winter Cover Crops into Pumpkin Peter Nitzsche, Agricultural […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
For growers interested in using these products on Early/Mid-Season apple varieties, now is the time to consider applying them. Think high value varieties such as early season Honeycrisp. As apples mature they produce the hormone ethylene. Ethylene induces stem loosening which results in pre-harvest drop of apples. Luckily there are several tools that when applied […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
This is the chance for eligible fresh fruit and vegetable growers to recover some of their expenses for implementing food safety practices on their farms. For 2025: Application is due between January 1, 2025 and January 1, 2026 Eligible expenses must be between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 Eligible specialty crop operations can […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Upcoming Webinar: “For the Birds! Health Concerns of Poultry and How to Keep Them Safe” Join the New Jersey Department of Agriculture for a free virtual webinar focused on the health and safety of backyard poultry flocks. Learn about common poultry health issues, like avian influenza, and discover practical steps to protect your birds. The […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: A biofix point for OFM was set on 4/2 in southern counties, and on 4/17 in northern counties. The third generation timings are over in all regions. Additional treatments should be made if trap captures are over 6 moths per trap. Insecticide Type County/Region Degree Days by 8/11 base 45 Conventional […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures are staying steady with 4-day spray intervals in most of the south and some 5- and 6-day intervals in the north (see map…| Plant & Pest Advisory
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed extending the deadline for the traceability rule (Section 204) under the Food Safety Modernization Act until July 2028. The rule was to go into effect in 2026, but FDA is allowing more time for the industry to comply based on the complexity of the rule. FDA will […]| Plant & Pest Advisory