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 •
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 […]
By Heather Cooper •
The public comment period on the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) Rule Proposal toEstablish Soil Protection Standards on Preserved Farmland has been extended to February 23, 2024.The proposed new rules, N.J.A.C. 2:76-25, Soil Disturbance on Preserved Farmland and N.J.A.C. 2:76-25A and Supplemental Soil Disturbance Standards can be accessed at the following website:https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/sadc. To make a […]
By Heather Cooper •
The public comment period on the State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) Rule Proposal toEstablish Soil Protection Standards on Preserved Farmland has been extended to February 23, 2024. Theproposed new rules, N.J.A.C. 2:76-25, Soil Disturbance on Preserved Farmland and N.J.A.C. 2:76-25Aand Supplemental Soil Disturbance Standards can be accessed at the following website:https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/sadc. To make a comment […]