Sustainable farming on the urban fringe New Jersey is an anomaly in U.S. agriculture. One of the smallest states, it is nonetheless a top 10 producer of numerous commodities. Agricultural production per acre is more than three times higher than the national average. Ensuring a vibrant and robust agriculture means focusing attention on developing novel […]
Archives for February 2018
Native to Asia, Found in New Jersey: The Curious Case of an Invasive Tick
Andrea M. Egizi – Department of Entomology
Long live the Jersey tomato
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
State Board of Ag honors Kluchinski posthumously
Dan Kluchinski – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Effectiveness of Crop Pollination by Wild Pollinators Improves with Diversity of Bee Species
A study conducted on farms in New Jersey and Pennsylvania by professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Rachel Winfree and colleagues, demonstrated the relationship of diversity in wild pollinators and crop pollination in accordance with spatial scale. The research showed that to provide crop pollination in natural systems, the number of […]
Passaic County 4-H Creates Valentine’s Day Cards for Meals on Wheels Recipients
4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County
Best Practices for Establishing Positive 4-H Youth Development Programming in Urban At-Risk Communities
Laura Bovitz, Marissa Staffen, Laura Eppinger, Abbie Kesely – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Use of Prezi Software to Support and Expand Extension Outreach and Education
Sara Elnakib – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
How to care for houseplants during the winter months
Lisa Chiariello – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Marine Ecologist Malin Pinsky Publishes PNAS Commentary on Benefits of Throwing Back Large and Female Lobsters to Maine’s Fishery
Marine ecologist Malin Pinsky, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, published a recent commentary on how fishery management can help species cope with warming temperatures in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In “Throwing back the big ones saves a fishery from hot water,” Pinsky explains why a recent […]