Date:
Thursday, October 17, 2024
Time:
7–9 p.m.
Location:
Cape May Winery - 711 Townbank Road
Lower Township, NJ
Speaker:
Claudia Gil Arroyo, CMC Agent III, William Errickson, Monmouth County Agent III; Rutgers NJAES, Janine Spies, Statewide Program Leader in Fruit IPM, County Agent III; Rutgers NJAES, Spencer Kerkhof, Environmental Specialist I, Pesticide Compliance & Enforcement; NJDEP, Ben Casella, New Jersey Farm Bureau
Description:
Cape May County Agriculture and Natural Resources will host an October Twilight Meeting for South Jersey Farmers on Thursday, October 17 from 7:00PM – 9:00 PM at Cape May Winery, 711 Townbank Road, Cape May, NJ 08204.
The program will include the following presentations: Soil Health is Always a Good Investment, William Errickson, Monmouth County Agent III; Rutgers NJAES, IPM for specialty crops in New Jersey including tree fruit crops, small fruits, and vegetables with Janine Spies, Statewide Program Leader in Fruit IPM, County Agent III; Rutgers NJAES, Pesticide safety, non-hazardous pest control methods, label literacy and how to avoid the 3 most common violations with Spencer Kerkhof, Environmental Specialist I, Pesticide Compliance & Enforcement; NJDEP, and the Labor availability and Labor regulations that impact agriculture presented by Ben Casella, New Jersey Farm Bureau.
Also, the following pesticide recertification credits will be awarded: CORE (1), 1A (1), 10 (1), PP2 (1)
Please RSVP by October 15, 2024 to Jocelyn Shillingford at 609-465-5115 ext. 3607 or email: capemayag@njaes.rutgers.edu
Sponsor(s):
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
Contact:
Jocelyn Shillingford, 609-465-5115, ext. 3607
More Info:
http://events.rutgers.edu/pdfs/October_Twilight_Meeting_2024.pdf (PDF)