If you’ve spent any time outside this summer, it’s likely you’ve fought off plenty of mosquitoes. But now there’s even more reason to swat them away due to a new virus carried by the pests that’s spreading quickly, CBS 2’s Dick Brennan reported…The new threat, a virus called chikungunya, has doctors such as Rutgers entomologist Dr. Dina Fonseca on high alert. “The populations of mosquitoes are at their highest, at their peak, so that’s why we’re really worried about it,” Fonseca said.
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Barnegat Bay Health Still in Peril, Scientist Tells Legislative Committees
The health of Barnegat Bay is still in peril from nutrient enrichment due to increased development along its shores, marine ecosystem scientist Michael Kennish (Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at the School of Environmental and Biological Scie…
CIT Awarded Subcontract to Support Ocean Research
The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced today a $50,000 subcontract with Rutgers University to provide site support for six high frequency (HF) radar systems along the Virginia-Maryland coast, as part of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS) project…Scott Glenn, Rutgers University Professor of Marine and Coastal Science, and Managing Director and Principal Investigator for MARACOOS, said, “We look forward to continuing to work with CIT and all our partners to build a system that greatly contributes to improving our management and use of this precious resource.”
Rutgers NJAES Board of Managers’ Listening Session Looks at Expanding Board Representation
A Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Board of Managers Listening Session was hosted by NJAES, the NJAES Board of Managers (BOM), the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture and the New Jersey Farm Bureau at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown on July 17. The BOM is an […]
Oyster Farms Help Grow County’s Economy
As Cape May County’s watery farms grow oysters from seed to maturity in various locations they are helping build a sustainable economy in this tourist-dependent area. The payoff can be rewarding for those willing to invest long hours and at least two y…
Thousands flock to Howell for 4-H Fair
A drenched Pat Stanton sat in a dunk tank, waiting for another good arm to send her plunging back into the water for a sixth time. “It’s getting pretty dry up here,” she called out to passers-by. The dunk tank belonged to her son’s Infinity Robotics Club and taking pity upon her son’s equally soaked comrades, the Hopewell woman decided to take a couple for the team…The Mercer County 4-H, a youth development program, is part of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service, which just entered its 100th year. From kindergarten to recent high school graduates, 4-H members are taught life, leadership and citizenship skills via community clubs, summer camps, school enrichment and other programs.
The end of an era: Perretti Farms for sale
The 900 acres that were once populated by mares and foals that won racing classics are now empty. The stallion stalls are bare. With the passing of founder William J. Perretti earlier this year, the era of one of harness racing’s most successful breeding farms – Perretti Farms – has come to a close…Karyn Malinowski, director of the Rutgers Equine Science Center at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, said, “No doubt that Perretti Farms was the leading standardbred farm in the state of New Jersey. Not only were the animals and stallions standing there first class for the state of New Jersey, they were world class.”
Gaining ground: farmers markets turning away vendors
Greg Lewis stood behind a table under a white tent on a hot summer afternoon in July. On the table sat brown paper bags labeled, “Hawaiian 100 percent Kona,” “Java Taman Dadar” and “Dos Locos.” A woman walked up and greeted him by name, telling Greg she stopped by to get her fix while another customer holding a cloth shopping bag purchased 16 ounces of coffee beans she had yet to try…The Rutgers Garden Farm Market in New Brunswick on Fridays started in 2008 with 12 vendors, said programs and development manager Mary Ann Schrum. It now consists of 28 merchants selling traditional farmers market products and baked goods from local growers. “We try very hard to not have the same products. It’s not fair to the vendors and customers,” she said. “So many people contact us, and we feel bad about turning them down.”
Green Dye Added to Delaware River [VIDEO]
The Delaware River will be dyed green today in efforts to improve environmental conditions. The dye test is a part of the validation process for a 3D hydrodynamic model using Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code and will run from today until this Friday…..
Decline of Gulf of Maine cod leaves regulators a tough task
A regional fishery management council is preparing to take on the task of trying to reverse a nearly 99 percent decline in Maine’s cod fish catch that has stripped the state’s economy of more than $250 million over the past 22 years…Malin Pinsky, a member of the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, said in an email that many years of overfishing in the gulf have pushed cod to exceptionally low levels, and that global warming is likely exacerbating the problem because cod populations grow more slowly in warmer water. “This makes recovery a slow and difficult process, especially when fishing continues,” Pinsky said.
