FIRMAN E. BEAR CHAPTER, SWCS c/o Nancy Paolini
By Heather Cooper •
The objective of the scholarship is to acknowledge students for their academic and personalaccomplishments in the field of conservation and/or natural resources. ELIGIBILITYThe applicant must: A $1,000 Scholarship will be awarded in memory of Edward R. Hall and Robert R. Hanna.APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 30, 2024HOW TO APPLY:Mail the completed application form, the current university/college transcript, […]
By Heather Cooper •
Below is the locations and dates for recycling pesticide containers. The locations will not bemanned by NJDA. Individuals dropping off containers (triple rinsed, holes drilled in bottom ofcontainer or slit w a knife & sans paper booklet on container) may do so during business hours andcan pick up the form with a stamped self-addressed envelope […]
By Heather Cooper •
TRENTON, N.J. – Governor Phil Murphy announced that Edward D. Wengryn will serve as the New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture, following his appointment by the State Board of Agriculture. The State Board of Agriculture unanimously confirmed Ed Wengryn at their meeting, and the Governor approved the appointment. Since July 1, 2023, Assistant Secretary Joe Atchison […]
By Heather Cooper •
Have you gone through the Produce Safety Alliance training for the Produce Safety Rule? If so,now is your chance to find out if your farm is ready for an inspection. The New Jersey Departmentof Agriculture (NJDA) and the Rutgers On-Farm Food Safety Team are collaborating to performassessments on any farm who has gone through the […]
by Pat Hastings
By Heather Cooper •
Note: The official notice can be viewed at in the March 15, 2024 Plant and Pest Advisory or checkout the EPA Chlorpyrifos website highlighted below for more details. For growers, this notice reaffirms that, at this time, all the chlorpyrifos tolerances have beenreinstated and are currently in effect, and products can be used according to […]
Kris Holmstrom – Plant and Pest Advisory
By Heather Cooper •
Many weather stations on the NEWA network except for typical colder sites in northern NewJersey have surpassed 250 growing degree days (GDD) base 39˚F. 39˚F is close to the lowerdevelopmental temperature (38.3˚ F) which our colleagues at Penn State recommend for predictingthe first emergence of ALM adults. In recent years, initial feeding/egg laying scars have […]
By Heather Cooper •
Presented by Ohio State Univ & CropKingMay 3, 2024Online learning (May 3, 2024) by live lectures (Dr. Chieri Kubota and Mark Kroggel)Live lectures will cover basics on strawberry physiology and production practices ingreenhouses – topics include 1) cultivars, 2) transplants and flowering physiology,3) crop schedule, 4) nutrient solution and rootzone management, 5) environmentalconditions and benchmark […]
By Heather Cooper •
Growers that have been testing their wells for years have been asking us if that historical datawould meet the four-sample requirement for FSMA for the first year and the answer we got from theFDA is NO. What that means for you:For harvest and post-harvest water, you are required to test each well for non-detectable generic […]
By Heather Cooper •
Does your farm fall under the FSMA: PSR? Find out at the link below:https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4IagP1mbPyrp42N. The requirements for water management only apply to operations that are not exempt or qualified exempt. Check out the link above to determine whether you fall under an exemption category. Note: If you are third party audited (GAP/GHP, Harmonized, Global GA, […]
Gail Bartok 732-537-6042 / Gail.Bartok@usda.gov
By Heather Cooper •
Apply by May 31, 2024HAMILTON SQUARE, N.J., March 1, 2024 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in New Jersey is accepting applications forforest management activities on private lands for the purposes of reducing wildfire risk in municipalwatersheds and the wildland-urban interface, implementing carbon defense activities, improvinghabitat for threatened and […]
By Heather Cooper •
USDA just released the new Harmonized GAP Standard and Harmonized Plus+Standard Audits. They go into effect May 1, 2024. There are several changes related tosection numbers and deleted numbers so if you have your audit plan setup by sectionnumber check to make sure they have not changed. Also, eight questions have beenadded. Following is a […]
By Heather Cooper •
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) willhold a webinar on the updates to the USDA Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices(GAP) and GAP Plus+ audit standards.April 5, at 1 p.m. ETTo Register go to: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIscOmrrjIjGHyM1vmhaP-ju931yT09SPg#/registration These updates become effective May 1, 2024, and will allow AMS’ GAP auditservices to remain applicable and relevant […]
By Heather Cooper •
Amount of Farms Nearly Reaches 10,000 Mark(TRENTON) –The U.S. Department of Agriculture 2022 Census of Agriculture released Tuesday shows that New Jersey’s agricultural industry added 115 new farms, leaving the Garden State just short of the 10,000 farms mark at 9,998. The increase went against the national trend, which showed a 7 percent decrease in […]
By Heather Cooper •
Does your farm fall under the FSMA: PSR? Find out at the link below:https://rutgers.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4IagP1mbPyrp42N. The requirements for watermanagement only apply to operations that are not exempt or qualified exempt. Check out the link above to determine whether you fall under an exemption category. Note: If you are third party audited (GA/GHP, Harmonized, Global GA, Primus, […]
Jim Murphy- Plant and Pest Advisory
By Heather Cooper •
The soil that supports our lawns, sports fields, golf courses, and other land uses begins to recharge (store) with water as the evapotranspiration rate drops off during autumn and continues to decline to a very low rate during winter. Water storage in soil is good since that provides the water needed to support green-up and […]