‘Core Pesticide Topics in Agriculture’ NJDEP Approved Credits [4 units each – CORE] [3 units each – PP2, 1A, 3A, 10] [1 unit each – 3B, 6B, 8C] Register by calling (only): 856-451-2800 ext. 1 Date: 10/20/2025 (Monday) Location: Rutgers Cooperative Extension – Cumberland County Address: 291 Morton Ave. Millville, NJ 08332 Time: 5:30pm sign-in, 6:00-8:15pm lectures (please arrive […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn is wrapping up slowly. Corn earworm trap catches have decreased in the central and northern parts of the state, while staying high in the south (see map). If temperatures get high (>85 degrees F), shorten the spray interval by one day. Rotation is important for avoiding […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
The program, “Networks to Reduce Risk: Annie’s Project Builds Viable Farms in Urban and Rural NJ” will include four unique field trips and a dynamic, six-part webinar series. The overarching goal of this program is to improve risk management strategies of urban and rural farm business owners by connecting them with interactive educational opportunities, practical […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn is wrapping up very slowly with the cool weather we’re having. Meanwhile, corn earworm (CEW) moth captures are staying high — many locations need 3-day spray intervals (see map). If temperatures get high (>85 degrees F), shorten the spray interval by one day. Rotation is important […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Join us for the Final Ornamental IPM webinar Tuesday 9/23/25 Still time to Sign up (click here) for the final remaining 2025 session Topics to be covered: Beneficial insect: Preying mantids Mums White pine aphid Eastern spruce gall adelgid Cooley spruce gall adelgid Hemlock woolly adelgid Spruce spider mite Southern red spider mite Hemlock […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
According to US Bureau of Labor Statistics, agriculture is one of the most dangerous occupations. This is due to the varied number of agricultural risks encountered by farmers and farm workers. Recent events in New Jersey have brought up concerns about farm equipment on public roads. On Monday, September 22nd from 12:00PM-1:00PM EST, there will […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
The program, “Networks to Reduce Risk: Annie’s Project Builds Viable Farms in Urban and Rural NJ” will include four unique field trips and a dynamic, six-part webinar series. The overarching goal of this program is to improve risk management strategies of urban and rural farm business owners by connecting them with interactive educational opportunities, practical […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
The Northeast Cover Crops Council will host a fall webinar series. The webinars will take place from 12-1 pm on Wednesdays from October 1 to November 5, 2025. Click here to register for the series.| Plant & Pest Advisory
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn is wrapping up very slowly with the cool weather we’re having. Meanwhile, corn earworm (CEW) moth captures are staying high — many locations need 3-day spray intervals (see map). If temperatures get high (>85 degrees F), shorten the spray interval by one day. Rotation is important […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
State officials are urging backyard poultry owners to strengthen their biosecurity practices following a series of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) detections across New Jersey earlier this year. Between February and May 2025, the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) confirmed HPAI at eight locations, including two backyard flocks in Salem and Atlantic counties, and […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
The program, “Networks to Reduce Risk: Annie’s Project Builds Viable Farms in Urban and Rural NJ” will include four unique field trips and a dynamic, six-part webinar series. The overarching goal of this program is to improve risk management strategies of urban and rural farm business owners by connecting them with interactive educational opportunities, practical […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
A fall vegetable twilight meeting will be held at Norz Hill Farm & Market, LLC., 120 S Branch Rd, Hillsborough Township, NJ 08844 (Somerset County) on Thursday, September 18. Registration is required and closes Friday, September 12. To register, complete this registration form or call the RCE Somerset County office at 908-526-6293 ext. 4. AGENDA 4:00 […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Join us for the next session Tuesday 9/9/25 Emily Fontaine (Project Manager, Rutgers NJ Ticks 4 Science) Still time to Sign up (click here) for the two remaining 2025 sessions- Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program Please visit our new –Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program Website (click here) Previous webinars: Click here for a PDF of August […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Greetings from the Veg IPM team! Sweet Corn Corn earworm (CEW) moth captures are very high — many locations need 3-day spray intervals (see map). If temperatures get high (>85 degrees F), shorten the spray interval by one day. Rotation is important for avoiding resistance, and there are four IRAC groups that are registered in […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Cooler temperatures and sunny days during the last 10 days have been ideal for full color and flavor development of late August and Early September peach varieties. Descriptions of fruit and tree characteristics, challenges, and laboratory evaluations of fruit physical and chemical properties (Table 1) of important varieties in this harvest window are described below. […]| Plant & Pest Advisory
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): Overall, OFM trap captures have been low and treatments should be over for the third generation flight statewide. Additional treatments should be made if trap capt…| 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 last few weeks have been very windy, and we already received numerous calls from specialty crops growers inquiring about the risk of herbicide drift or investigating if observed crop damages ma…| Plant & Pest Advisory