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 •
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 […]
By Heather Cooper •
Deadline for grant submission March 15, 2024. For more information visit the NJDA site: nj.gov/agriculture/grants/rfsigrants.htmlTypes of projects that could be funded include: Contact at NJDA:Deelip MhaskeGrants AdministratorDivision of Marketing & Development NewJersey Department of AgriculturePO Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625-0330Phone: 609-913-6628 Fax: 609-984-2508E-mail: deelip.mhaske@ag.nj.gov
By Heather Cooper •
plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/update-on-xtend-specific-dicamba-products-registration On February 6, 2024, the U.S. District Court of Arizona vacated the registrations of threedicamba products (Engenia 5L, Xtendimax 2.9L, and Tavium 3.39CS) labeled for over-the-top use in Xtend and XtendFlex soybean systems. After several days of uncertainty, we now have guidance from the EPA about use of these products in the 2024 growing […]
By Heather Cooper •
New law increases funding for preserved, unpreserved farms. (TRENTON) – New Jersey Department of Agriculture Assistant Secretary Joe Atchison IIIannounced today the Department is now accepting applications for cost-share grants for theinstallation of wildlife fencing on preserved and unpreserved farms. The wildlife fencing program isan updated version of the deer fencing program that was announced […]
By Heather Cooper •
plant-pest-advisory.rutgers.edu/the-2024-mid-atlantic-weed-control-guide-foragronomic-crops-is-now-availableThe 2024 Mid-Atlantic Weed Control Guide: Essentials for Agronomic Crops is nowavailable for purchase from Penn State Extension in print ($10) or as a digital download($8). A bundle that includes both versions can be purchased for $18. More informationabout this guide is available at https://extension.psu.edu/weed-guide. Penn StateExtension (Dwight Lingenfelter and Dr. John Wallace) produces this […]
Jeff Wolfe
By Heather Cooper •
Contact: Jeff Wolfe,P: (609) 913-6559, C: (609) 433-1785, E: jeff.wolfe@ag.nj.gov (TRENTON) – The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has partnered with the Rutgers University, Office of Research Analytics to develop the NJ ManureLink website to provide a unique web-listing service for livestock farmers with composters and farmers looking to sustainably utilize this nutrient rich material. […]
By Heather Cooper •
The 2024/25 Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendation Manualis now available in our office. The 486-page manual covers all aspects of commercialvegetable production from general practices, soil and nutrient management, irrigationpractices, pesticide safety, pest management and commodity recommendations for 45crops. This is the most complete guide which has been published in the region. Themanual can be […]
Steven Rettke
By Heather Cooper •
General Overview:There are 30 non-native ambrosia beetle species in North America but only a half dozen are serious insect pests within nurseries, pecans & apples. The Xylosandrus species of beetle borers are native toSoutheast Asia & were first reported in the United States during the early 1930s (black stem borer). Today they are found in […]
By Heather Cooper •
New Jersey producers and landowners should apply by March 29, 2024The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in New Jersey is now acceptingapplications from agricultural producers and forest landowners for the classic Conservation StewardshipProgram (CSP). Agricultural producers and forest landowners looking to build on conservation efforts while strengthening their operation can apply for technical and […]
By Heather Cooper •
The following new fact sheet is available on NJAES Publications:FS1356: 2024 Vegetable Integrated Pest Management Delivery ProgramHamilton, J. and Holmstrom, K.Find it online at https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1356
By Heather Cooper •
The Gloucester Soil Conservation District (SCD) and Cumberland-Salem SCD are assessing naturalresource concerns and opportunities for farmers/landowners/partners within Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem and Counties. A brief survey has been developed to help assess natural resource concerns andis available at https://www.gloucesterscd.org. There will also be a meeting for farmers and landowners with representatives from the soil […]