By Heather Cooper •
Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez – Rutgers Plant & Pest Advisory – June 3, 2026 A spring reminder of what you can and can’t do regarding the public wanting to bring animals to your direct market and/or agritourism farm: An increasing number of customers are bringing animals with them when they visit farm markets, pick […]
By Heather Cooper •
(WASHINGTON, June 23, 2026) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is putting Farmers First by investing up to $310 million to expand producer conservation activities across the nation through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). USDA’s Natural ResourcesConservation Service (NRCS) is accepting RCPP project proposals now through August 24, 2026, to help farmers, ranchers, […]
By Heather Cooper •
Varroa Mites are a continue problem for honey bee keepers. The Honey Bee Health Coalition has put together the nineth edition of the guide which is available free of charge at the Honey Bee Health Coalition’s website: https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org/resources/varroa-management/.This guide covers Integrated pest management, monitoring populations,selecting controls methods which include both non-chemical and chemical options. The […]
By Heather Cooper •
Meredith Melendez – Rutgers Plant & Pest Advisory – June 13, 2026 A robust annual worker training is a requirement of both the FSMA Produce Safety Rule and a buyer required third-party audit. Are your produce workers trained? Do you feel good about the training they receive? Develop, review, or improve your produce worker food […]
By Heather Cooper •
Maria Cramer, Andy Wyenandt and Amanda Quadrel – Plant & Pest Advisory – June 19, 2026 This week we have detected two cases of resistance-breaking tomato spotted wilt virus (RB-TSWV) in South Jersey. Read further for more information. While we have been seeing TSWV in susceptible tomato cultivars in South Jersey since early May, this […]