Monitoring seven day and month of precipitation departure
As planting season progresses, producers in south Jersey are keeping an eye on soil moisture. While year to date precipitation in inches is near normal for most of the state, … Read More
Melissa Bravo
Cooperative Extension Beginner Farmer Training Program
“The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Beginner Farmer Training program was born from the desire to keep New Jersey’s farmland in the hands of farmers. In early 2020, our team of extension … Read More
Crop progress week of April 22
The warm temperatures earlier in the month brought many ornamental and fruiting shrubs out of dormancy. Commerical peas and some soybeans are planted. Many gardeners also took advantage of the … Read More
Spray tank checklist to manage problem weeds in corn and soybean available
Here are two url links to recently created “A Spray Tank’s Last Checklist in Soybean“; and “A Spray Tank’s Last Checklist in Corn” courtesy of Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist, … Read More
Wild garlic emergence prolific this year
Wild garlic dominates cropland and pastures throughout Salem County this spring. Garlic is difficult to observe in small grains so be on the look out now before canopy. A … Read More
Crop progress week of April 5
Soil temperatures in the 50’s and excellent soil moisture content are condition perfect this week for potato planting as seen in this photo of Timothy Coleman planting along Shirley Road … Read More
Checklist for Calving Success April 19th: 7 pm to 8 pm
Title: Checklist for Calving Success, virtual on Cisco Webex. Presenter: Melissa Bravo, M.S. Assistant Professor, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Salem County melissa.bravo@njaes.rutgers.edu Synopsis: In this half hour presentation, Melissa will … Read More
Crop progress week of March 30
April 1: Crop progress reporting for the past seven days:
South Jersey Poultry Association second meeting notice
The second meeting of the South Jersey Poultry Association for growers in Salem, Cumberland and Gloucester counties will be held Monday, April 5th. If you are new and want to … Read More
National Agriculture Day
March 23, 2021 Many of my professional colleagues on social media are posting on their personal pages today in appreciation of the local farming community in their network, region, state, nation … Read More