The Rutgers Master Gardeners of Union County have been part of the Union County community for almost 30 years, and last month the outstanding members of this all volunteer program received some well-deserved recognition from their peers, and Joint Legislative Resolutions in their honor from the New Jersey Senate and Assembly… The joint resolution was introduced by Assemblywoman Annette Quijano and supported by Senator Raymond Lesniak and Assemblyman Jamel Holley. It reads in part: “Throughout many seasons of change and countless hours of volunteer service, the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Union County have worked tirelessly and effectively in benefit of the community and are recognized and saluted for their exemplary dedication and motivation.”… Anyone can join the Master Gardeners. The program is run by Rutgers University experts through the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Union County, supported in part by the Freeholder board. No previous experience in horticulture — or gardening — is needed. Each volunteer receives University-level training leading to certification as a Master Gardener.
Archives for 2015
Rutgers Plant Breeder Joseph Goffreda Named “Inventor of the Year” for Patented Peach
Joseph Goffreda, associate professor of plant biology and pathology and director of the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research Extension Center in Cream Ridge, NJ, was one of seven individuals recently honored with the “Inventor of the Year Award” by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame… Goffreda was honored for breeding a hybrid peach (NJF16) marketed under the name TangOs which has a combination of attributes attractive to commercial producers and consumers, yet is resistant to major diseases, particularly bacterial spot. His 12 patented peaches, bred for pest resistance and hardiness in Northeast locales, have helped establish New Jersey as a major peach-producing state… The process of growing and breeding peaches is lengthy and complicated, and involves quite sophisticated technology, explains Brad Hillman, director of research at NJAES and professor in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology.
NJAES Tree Fruit Breeder Joe Goffreda (CC’83) Named “Inventor of the Year” for Patented Peach
Joseph Goffreda (CC’83), associate professor of plant biology and pathology and director of the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research Extension Center was one of seven individuals honored with the “Inventor of the Year Award” by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame on Oct. 22. Goffreda shared the spotlight with two other Rutgers professors, Peter […]
Three Teens Appointed to National 4-H Congress
Three Cumberland County 4-H Teen Council members have been selected to serve on the New Jersey delegation of the National 4-H Congress… National Congress is a 90 year tradition which engages exceptional 4-H club members, from the United States and it…
Program Trains Veterans for Green Careers, Gives Back to Towns
The engine of the skid loader churned while soil was tilled. It looked like routine work taking pace in the Riverside County Park along Riverside Avenue; just some trees, shrubs and grasses being planted. Replacing trees and shrubs is nothing unusual b…
Monster Mash 2015 [PHOTO GALLERY]
More than 80 Rutgers student groups participated in this year’s Monster Mash – an alternative Halloween event at Rutgers, and welcomed more than 2,500 local elementary school children and their families on the Cook/Douglass campus on Oct…
BTN LiveBIG: Rutgers’ Ocean Gliders Scan the Seven Seas
The world’s oceans cover more than two-thirds of its surface, and they’re home to Earth’s largest heat reservoirs and vast natural resource deposits. Yet, much about them remains a mystery to us… “We decided two decasdes ago to essentially develop new ways to study the ocean because you can’t be out there in ships all the time,” said professor Oscar Schofield, an oceanographer with Rutgers University’s Coastal Ocean Observation Laboratory, or COOL. What we’ve focused on is developing robot technologies. The robots can be out there all the time. You can send a robot out in a hurricane and if you lose it, you lose it. You can’t send a human out in a hurricane.”… The COOL team works alongside the Department of Homeland Security, the NAtional Science Foundation and the U.S. Navy. In fact, the Navy is the only organization that possesses an ocean glider fleet on par with Rutgers’.
Ask the Rutgers Expert: Why Do Leaves Change Color in the Fall? (Video)
Rutgers has the answers to life’s big questions! Rutgers NJAES Extension Specialist in Forestry Mark Vodak explains how the shorter days and cooler nights affect the production of chlorophyll.
Bears In Suburbia: Are Humans To Blame? NJ Wildlife Experts Weigh In
Wildlife experts are weighing in on what seems like a recent increase in bear encounters in New Jersey forests and even in suburban areas… According to Rutgers University wildlife ecologist Brook Maslo, developing suburbs have crossed into what is typically “bear country” too… “And so we’re going to have more human bear interactions. But of course most of those interactions are benign,” Maslo told WCBS 880’s Levon Putney.
Human Encounters Make Bears Less Likely to Flee: Experts
New Jersey wildlife experts say an increase in interaction between bears and humans has muted some of their instincts to flee when they see people… Rutgers University wildlife ecologist Brooke Maslo tells The Record newspaper that when bears have ben…
