Upcoming Events
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Leasing Networking Meeting
The State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC) and the Northeast Organic Farming Association of new Jersey (NOFA-NJ) are sponsoring the workshop for landowners and farmer ftom 6 to 7 p.m. at Burlington County Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office, 2 Academy Dr., Westampton. The session will provide a brief overview of land leasing resources, followed by a networking opportunity for farmland owners and farmers seeking access to land.
To sign up for the meeting, contact the SADC at 609-984-2504 or hillary.barile@ag.state.nj.us.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Vegetable Twilight Meeting and Research Tour
Rutgers will host a meeting in the field to learn about recent innovations for successful control of key vegetable diseases and weeds. There will be a tour of research plots with presentations by the investigators. The tour will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton. For more information, call 856-451-2800.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Pest Exclusion Fencing Webinar
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey is offering a new webinar at 8 p.m. Livestock and pest exclusion fencing specialist Len Pollara will discuss how to match the fencing with your needs, installation tips, applications, where to source materials and contruction. Fence styles, fundamentals of fence construction, post and wire types and setting, and specific tips for various goals will be covered. A question and answer session will close out the webinar. Registration is taking place now and space is limited. Click here for more information.
