RU-tv WeatherWatcher program interviews State Climatologist David Robinson on what goes on at the Office of the State Climatologist and the winter weather outlook for 2013. For a summary of New Jersey’s weather for 2012, read the highlights of a most incredible year (following the December overview).
Archives for January 2013
Pennsylvania winery owners take pride in Farm Show medal wins
It is one thing to receive recognition from "Wine Spectator" or elite wine critics such as Robert Parker. It’s another to be awarded a best of show Governor’s Cup for the top wine in the state at the Pennsylvania Farm Show…This year, 36 winer…
Extraordinary snowfall needed to relieve drought
When his drought-stricken Nebraska farm was blanketed with several inches of snow, Tom Schwarz welcomed the moisture. But it wasn’t nearly enough. He had hoped for a wet, snowy winter. Instead, he’s watched with worry as the sky spits mostly flakes tha…
N.J. oyster colony to be expanded
Stand by for increased shelling at a Monmouth County, N.J., naval base. State environmental officials are allowing an experimental oyster colony at a Navy pier in Middletown to expand. The goal of researchers from Rutgers University and the New York/Ne…
Annie’s Project Farm Women’s Conference Offered in Three Locations in New Jersey
National farm business program educates and empowers women Rutgers Cooperative Extension is offering its women’s farm business management event, Annie’s Project: Farm Women Conference, in three separate locations in New Jersey, on Feb. 20, 21 and 22, 2013. This one-day, intensive training session and networking opportunity allows women who are unable to commit to a […]
Hurricanes And Tsunamis As Weapons? The Truth About ‘Environmental Warfare’
Hurricane Sandy in the U.S., the tsunami in Japan or the eruption of the Eyjafjoll volcano in Iceland. Could the rising tide of such natural disasters be explained by man’s voluntary action? Could these cataclysms be triggered deliberately by the army,…
Haramaty Elected to ANJEC Board of Trustees
East Brunswick resident Liti Haramaty was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Association of NJ Environmental Commissions (ANJEC) at the organization’s 39th annual Environmental Congress on Saturday, Oct. 20, at Middlesex County College…She…