61st New Jersey Agricultural Convention and Trade Show February 9-11, 2016 Sponsored by: Vegetable Growers’ Association of New Jersey, Inc. In Conjunction with Rutgers Cooperative Extension And the New Jersey Department of Agriculture Harrah’s Resort Hotel 777 Harrah’s Boulevard Atlantic City, New Jersey Proceedings Compiled By: Dr. Wesley L. Kline Agricultural Agent Rutgers Cooperative Extension Of Cumberland County 291 Morton Avenue Millville, NJ 08332-9776 and Michelle L. Infante-Casella Agricultural Agent Rutgers Cooperative Extension Of Gloucester County 1200 North Delsea Drive Clayton, NJ 08312-1095 The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited basis apply to all programs). Rutgers Cooperative Extension is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Trade names of pesticides are given for convenience only. No endorsement /recommendation of any product is intended nor is criticism of an unnamed product implied. Information or views provided by presenters may not be supported or endorsed by Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension or any other sponsors of the proceedings, convention and educational events. Education Program Chairman Mel Henninger Specialist in Vegetable Crops Emeritus Session Organizers Tuesday, February 9 Sweet Corn – Ray Samulis, Agricultural Wine Grapes II – Hemant Gohil, Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Burlington County Extension Gloucester County Technologies for Marketing and Greenhouses – A.J. Both, Extension Promotion – Kenesha Reynolds-Allie, Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Rutgers Cooperative Extension Extension Warren County Field & Forage Crops – Bill Bamka, Organic Agriculture – Joe Heckman, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Specialist in Soil Fertility, Rutgers Extension Burlington County Cooperative Extension Bees – Joe Ingerson-Mahar, Vegetable IPM Wine Grapes I – Gary Pavlis, Agricultural Coordinator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Atlantic County Wednesday, February 10 Hydroponics/Aeroponics – A.J. Both, Small Fruit/Strawberry – Peter Nitzsche, Extension Specialist in Agricultural Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Engineering, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Morris County Extension Pesticide Efficacy – Bill Sciarappa, Farm Safety – Ray Samulis, Agricultural Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Extension Monmouth County Burlington County Cole Crops and Lettuce – Wesley Kline, Direct Marketing/Agritourism – William Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Hlubik, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Extension Cumberland County Cooperative Extension Middlesex County Alternative Crops – Michelle Casella/Bill Alternative Production Animals – Bob Bamka, Agricultural Agents, Rutgers Mickel, Ag and Regional Livestock Agent, Cooperative Extension Rutgers Cooperative Extension Hunterdon Gloucester/Burlington County County Peppers/Tomatoes – Andy Wyenandt, Extension Specialist in Vegetable Plant Thursday, February 11 Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Food Safety Modernization Act Training Blueberries – Gary Pavlis, Agricultural – Wesley Kline/Meredith Melendez, Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents, Rutgers Cooperative Atlantic County Extension Cumberland/Mercer County Season Extension – Richard VanVranken, IPM: Know your Target Before you Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Shoot – Joe Ingerson-Mahar/Kris Extension Atlantic County Holmstrom, Vegetable IPM Coordinator/IPM Research Project Coordinator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Squeezing More $ Out of Your Soil – Steve Komar, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Sussex County Basil Workshop – Andy Wyenandt, Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Vine crops/Pumpkins – Michelle Casella/Andy Wyenandt, Agricultural Agent Gloucester County/Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Food Safety – Meredith Melendez, Agricultural Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Mercer County Table of Contents Sweet Corn 1-7 Sweet Corn Insecticides and Changing Insect Pressures Kristian Holmstrom 8-11 Update on Bird Control Strategies in Sweet Corn Ray Samulis Technologies for Marketing and Promotion 12 Developing Wine Marketing Strategies for the Mid-Atlantic Region Abigail Miller 13 Advertising in Agriculture: Social Media and Online Presence Scott Quarella and Jim Quarella 14 Humanize Your Brand Jessica Media Organic Agriculture 15-16 Low Soil Inorganic Nitrogen: Not so Yield-limiting in Established Organic Systems? Alison Grantham 17-19 Compost and Row Covers for Nutrient and Insect Pest Management in Organic Cucurbits Elsa Sanchez and Ermita Hernandez Wine Grapes I 20-21 Should You be Growing Grapes? Pros, Cons, and Site Selection Gary Pavlis 22-24 Things to Remember Before Ordering Your Grape Vines Hemant Gohil Hydroponics/Aeroponics 25-27 Commercial Farming Aerofarms Approach Ed Harwood 28-31 Vertical Aeroponics – Rethinking Growth Samuel Stoltzfus and C. Frank Fendler 32 Crop Lighting A.J. Both Farm Safety 33-40 Changes to the Worker Protection Standards for Farm Workers and Handlers Michelle Infante-Casella 41-42 Selection of Protective Equipment for Pesticide Safety Reading Between the Lines of the Pesticide Label Patricia Hastings 43-46 Prevention of Farm Injuries and Compliance with OSHA Regulations James Carrabba 47-48 Where are the Real Farm Hazards and Child Safety on the Farm Raymond Samulis Direct Marketing/Agritourism 49-50 How to Handle Large Crowds at your Events Timothy VonThun 51-53 Tips for Hiring and Managing Employees for Direct Markets and Agritourism Events Gillian Armstrong and William Hlubik 54-55 Grower Panel – Young Farmers with Great Ideas for Direct Marketing and Agritourism William Hlubik, Gillian Armstrong, Stephen Specca, Jim Johnson, Wes Johnson and Tim VonThun 56-57 Agritourism Need Not be a Risky Business: Protecting People From Pesticides Patricia Hastings Alternative Production-Animals 58 The Role of Pastures in Organic Livestock Farming Joseph Heckman 59 Grazing and Value Added Lamb Production Robert Mickel 60 Selection and Feeding Concepts for Market and Breeding Beef Cattle Production Robert Mickel Wine Grapes II Notes Greenhouses 61-62 Virtual Grower: A Software Tool to Manage Greenhouse Energy Costs Jennifer Boldt 63-66 Making Water Wetter Using Adjuvants Profitably Judy McWhorter 67-70 Cool Season Crop Production in Tunnels Becky Sideman Field & Forage Crops Notes Bees Notes Small Fruit/Strawberry 71-72 Update on Rutgers NJAES Strawberry Breeding Program Peter Nitzsche 73-76 Bramble Production in High Tunnels Kathy Demchak 77-80 Growing and Marketing Small Fruit at Dickey Farms David Dickey 81-82 An Update on Spotted Wing Drosophila Management Cesar Rodriguez-Saona Pesticide Efficacy 83-85 Using Pesticides Effectively and Safely: Update on Pesticide Safety and Regulations Patricia D. Hastings 86-88 Avoiding Pesticide Drift and Other Environmental Concerns Michelle Infante-Casella 89-92 Reading the Label – Easier said than Done Jenny Carleo 93-96 Formulations and Efficacy William Scherzinger Cole Crops and Lettuce 97-101 Research Update on Rutgers Scarlet Lettuce Cultivars Bill Sciarappa and Wesley Kline 102-103 Broccoli Production in Warm Weather Thomas Bjorkman Alternative Crops 104-106 Christmas Tree Production and Profitability Robert Bruch 107-109 How to Make Big Money with Specialty Peppers in New Jersey Raymond Samulis 110-114 Incorporating Summer Cover Crops for Crop Improvement Michelle Infante-Casella Peppers/Tomatoes 115-118 Diseases of Peppers C. Andrew Wyenandt 119-120 Exotic Pepper Breeding and Development Project: 2015 Update Albert Ayeni, Jim Simon and Tom Orton 121-123 Update on Tomato Disease Management Margaret Tuttle McGrath 124-125 Launching the “Rutgers 150” Tomato in New Jersey Thomas Orton and Peter Nitzsche 126-130 Trap Crops to Protect your Peppers from Stink Bugs Brett Blaauw and Anne Nielsen 131-132 Post Harvest Sanitation for Fresh Market Tomatoes Wesley Kline Blueberries Notes Season Extension 133-135 Getting that Early Season Jump Start in the Field with Vine Crops and Other Vegetables Michelle Infante-Casella 136 Maintaining Marketability Postharvest Richard VanVranken Squeezing More $ Out of Your Soil 137-139 Soil Ph, Soil Structure and Soil Water Influences on Plant Growth Michelle Infante-Casella 140-143 Measuring Soil Health and Estimating Biological Nitrogen Return Bill Sciarappa Vine Crops/Pumpkins 144-146 Managing Cucurbit Downy Mildew with Disease Monitoring, Cultivar Resistance and Effective Fungicide Programs C. Andrew Wyenandt and Wesley Kline 147-150 Comparing Plasticulture to Strip Tillage for Muskmelon and Summer Squash Elsa Sanchez and Jason Lilley 151-155 Post-Harvest Considerations with Cucurbit Crops Michelle Infante-Casella Food Safety 156 On-Farm Food Safety Decision Trees: Helping Farmers Assess Risks, Prioritize Resources and Implement Practices Effectively Gretchen L. Wall 157-159 What Auditors are Finding – 3rd Party Audits Chris Kleinguenther and Wesley Kline 160-164 Farm Food Safety Liability Considerations Laura Fisher FSMA Training 165-167 Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule Training Wesley Kline and Meredith Melendez IPM: Know Your Target Before you Shoot Notes Basil Workshop 168 Breeding Basil for Resistance to Downy Mildew and Fusarium: Where are we Now? Jim Simon, C. Andrew Wyenandt, Robert Pyne, Kathryn Homa and Bill Barney 169-171 Occurrence and Impact of Downy Mildew on Sweet Basil in 2015 Margaret Tuttle McGrath 172 Fungicides for Managing Basil Downy Mildew – New Jersey C. Andrew Wyenandt, Jim Simon, Kathryn Homa and Bill Barney 173-174 Managing Basil Downy Mildew – New York Perspective Margaret Tuttle McGrath 175-176 New Pesticide Registrations and Updates for Basil Downy Mildew Control from Rutgers IR4 Project Headquarters Kathryn Homa 177-178 Breeding Basil for Resistance to Fusarium: Where are we Now? Kathryn Homa, Robert Pyne, Andrew Wyenandt, James Simon