By Karleen Wilford •
Andy Wyenandt, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Cucurbit powdery mildew (CPM), caused by Podosphaera xanthii, is one the most important diseasesof cucurbit crops throughout the world. The pathogen is an obligate parasite, just like cucurbit downymildew, meaning it needs a living host in order to survive. In northern regions that have a killing frost inthe fall the […]
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Michelle Infante-Casella, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Now that some of our spring planted crops have finished, rather than leaving fields fallow or replantingfields that may have had some issues with plant diseases or insect pests, consider replanting with asummer cover crop. It is not too late to take advantage of summer cover crop benefits. What do […]
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Andy Wyenandt, Rutgers Cooperative Extension There have been a few reports of Southern blight (Sclerotinia rolfsii) and White mold (Sclerotiniasclerotiorum) on tomato and pepper in New Jersey. Southern blight is much more common in vegetableareas south of the state where summer temperatures remain hotter (above 90°F) for longer periods of time. Like white mold, it […]
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Andy Wyenandt, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Cercospora leaf spot (CLS), caused by Cercospora beticola, is an important and emerging disease in beetand swiss chard production in New Jersey. Efforts to control this disease has become more difficult in thepast few years in some areas of southern New Jersey. The soilborne fungal pathogen, once established infields, can […]
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Wes Kline, Rutgers Cooperative Extension The Produce Safety Alliance just released their new version of a training video for fi eld workers. This canbe used as part of your food safety training upon hiring. It is available in English and Spanish on YouTube. English: https://youtu.be/ndwHxQAJ6_cSpanish: https://youtu.be/Y44_0VyWS3o
By Karleen Wilford •
Rick VanVranken One of the most frequent calls over the past few years has been, “I want to start a farm/business/value added product (etc.).” That is usually followed up with, “What grants/funding sources are available?” After rattling off a list of a few common sources of funding for new farmers there’s an added caveat thatI […]