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Plant Health Care (PHC) Concerns in the Landscape
WEBPlant Health Care (PHC) Concerns in the Landscape. Girdling Roots: Many tree species can develop potentially life-threatening girdling roots, but maple species are notorious for developing them in the landscape. As offending girdling roots expand in diameter and press against the also expanding central stem, an inevitable slow decline of the
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IPM vs. PHC: Is There a Difference
WEBIPM, on the other hand, has historically concentrated on the management of the pest in the system. It is metaphorically stated by some that PHC is an umbrella and IPM is a subset that lies under it. The PHC focus on the plant in the landscape is certainly different than the IPM focus on the pest in monoculture farming.
What Can Summer Cover Crops Do for Soil Health and Future Crops
WEBNow that some of our spring planted crops have finished, rather than leaving fields fallow or replanting fields that may have had some issues with plant diseases or insect pests, consider replanting with a summer cover crop.
Soil Health Webinars Featuring Dr. James White Rutgers University …
WEBYou may have seen this information in the November 5th “Morning Ag Clips” edition. If not, please see this information being reposted here about webinars on soil health being held on November 17th and 18th.
Beat the Heat: Tools for Evaluating Heat Risk — Plant & Pest …
WEBBeat the Heat: Tools for Evaluating Heat Risk. Heat safety tool phone app created by OSHA and NIOSH. As the weather warms up, prepare yourself to evaluate the heat risk for outdoor tasks. We often use a weather application on our phone to check the daily high and low temperature, but air temperature alone is not sufficient to evaluate heat risk.
Poultry Alert: Review, Implement Biosecurity Measures
WEBFor more information or to report sick or dead poultry contact: New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health 609-671-6400 or [email protected] -OR- USDA APHIS Veterinary Services NJ Area Office 609-259-5260 or toll-free at 1-866-536-7593. To Report Sick/Dead Wild Birds, Wild …
Heat and Pollen Combine For Uncomfortable Outdoor Working …
WEBWorking in these conditions can be uncomfortable with that combination of heat and pollen, and risky for those with respiratory health problems and/or allergies. Those KN-95 masks used for COVID-19 prevention can reduce the discomfort of working in high pollen and other dusty conditions, so keep a supply on hand for all your workers.
Webinars: Don’t Sweat Heat Stress in Agriculture
WEBIn partnership with New Jersey Farm Bureau, we invite you to join us for a two-part webinar series titled “Don’t Sweat Heat Stress in Agriculture”. Wednesday, June 5 from 7:00-8:00 PM. An introduction to heat stress issues in agriculture. We will also share tools farmers can use to evaluate heat risk and recommended resources for guidance
Tis the Season for Summer Stress — Plant & Pest Advisory
WEBOptimum growth of cool season grasses occurs within the temperature range of 60 to 75°F. Yesterday, the New Brunswick weather station indicated that soil temperature at 2 inches exceeded 75°F for more than 12 hours and peaked at 82°F.. This doesn’t mean that grasses will soon be dead.
Odds and Ends — Plant & Pest Advisory
WEBWe posted on oaks and bacterial leaf scorch (BLS) a couple weeks ago. Many of these oaks did not have BLS at all, but had a leaf spot disease called Tubakia leaf spot. Tubakia dryina is the cause of this harmless disease. Oak is the primary host, but maple, hickory, pecan, chestnut, redbud, ash, apple, black gum, rose, sassafras, and elm can …
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in NJ
WEBOctober 14, 2022. (TRENTON) – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) confirmed the state’s second Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) case in 2022 in a Warren County non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry). The
Control of Nuisance Fungi in Landscape Mulch
WEBThe best control option is to remove the mulch and place it in a heap after completely wetting it. This will promote self-heating and once temperatures reach a range between 110-140℉, the nuisance fungi will be destroyed. Often times raking is the simplest & relatively effective method to deal with nuisance fungi.
National Farm Safety and Health Week 2022 — Plant & Pest …
WEBThis year, NFSHW will take place during the week of September 18-24, 2022 with daily topics of interest, listed below. Monday, 9/19 – Tractor Safety and Rural Roadway Safety. Tuesday, 9/20 – Overall Farmer Health. Wednesday, 9/21 – Safety and Health for Youth in Agriculture. Thursday, 9/22 – Confined Spaces.
NJ WIC Senior/Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program
WEBThe NJ Dept of Health’s Women, Infants and Children program administers the Senior/Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program that provides vouchers to purchase fresh produce only through authorized on-farm and community farmers’ markets. They now serve over 80,000 NJ residents and are recruiting new Farmers and Market Managers to help …
USDA APHIS Ends Emerald Ash Borer Domestic Quarantine …
WEBEffective January 14, 2021, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has removed the domestic quarantine regulations for the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis, Fairmare).According to the Federal Register posting, “this action will discontinue the domestic regulatory component of the emerald ash borer program as a …
ALERT-Potential for new boxwood blight infections tomorrow in …
WEBThere is a potential for new boxwood blight infections tomorrow in Southern NJ. BWB has been observed already this season just south of us in Maryland. Boxwood Blight risk-model information, considerations, and links: These advisories are general in nature and change rapidly over time and throughout the state!
New Director of NJ State Animal Health Division
WEBDr. Patil has been the Director of the NJDA’s Animal Health Diagnostic Laboratory (AHDL) since July 2021, and before that was the lab’s Assistant Director from November 2011 to July 2021. He started with the NJDA as a Research Scientist in the Division of Animal Health in October 2007. “Dr. Patil has been a key part in the success …
Maskelled Bandit — Plant & Pest Advisory
WEBMaskelled Bandit. If you don’t pay attention, the Maskell bandit will steal the health of your conifers. Maskell scales, Lepidosaphes pallida, will cause needle browning and branch dieback on Cryptomeria, Sciadopitys, and Pinus thunbergiana. Heavy infestations can cause tree death. Maskell scales on cryptomeria cause twig dieback.
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 5-10-13 — Plant & Pest …
WEB5-10-13 Tomato Report – Click to Download. Disease severity values (DSVs) for early blight, septoria leaf spot, and tomato anthracnose development are determined daily based on leaf wetness (due to rainfall, dew) and air temperature.
On-line Ordering of Free COVID-19 At-Home Test Kits Now Open
WEBOrdering today will be available to zip codes with the highest vulnerability to COVID-19. Starting this Wednesday (January 19), ordering for free at-home COVID-19 tests through this program will be open to everyone. There is a limit of 4 tests per household address and kits will be shipped by the end of January via the US Postal Service.
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