Despite worldwide restrictions and lockdowns preventing participation in many summertime activities, the ninth annual National Moth Week – held in July 2020 – broke several records and attracted hundreds of new “moth-ers.” With mothing one of the safest, most enriching activities that families and individuals could do in their own backyards during the pandemic, National […]
Archives for August 2020
Seafood Products Made From Cells Should be Labeled Cell-Based
Rutgers study examines potential names for package labels to meet FDA rules Companies seeking to commercialize seafood products made from the cells of fish or shellfish should use the term “cell-based” on product labels, according to a Rutgers study – the first of its kind – in the Journal of Food Science. Both the U.S. […]
27 receive awards at State 4-H Virtual Public Presentation Contest
New Jersey 4-H
Healthy meals for healthy youth | Gardener State
Peggy Policastro – New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative – IFNH
The Salmonella Outbreaks Among Peaches and Onions, Explained
Donald Schaffner – Department of Food Science
Saviour or scientific hubris? Geoengineering the planet to counter climate change
Alan Robock – Department of Environmental Sciences
Study Finds Decline of Bees, Other Pollinators Threatens U.S. Crop Yields
Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are being reduced by a lack of pollinators, according to Rutgers-led research, the most comprehensive study of its kind to date. Most of the world’s crops depend on honeybees and wild bees for pollination, so declines in both managed and wild bee populations raise […]
Study finds decline of bees, pollinators threatens crop yields
Rachael Winfree – Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County Presents Save the Flavor of Summer
Chris Zellers – FCHS
4-H Innovation Club Hosts Virtual Maker Fair – August 29-30
Interested in STEM and innovation? Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County is pleased to announce the Robbinsville Innovation 4-H Club is hosting a two-day virtual Maker Fair on Saturday and Sunday, August 29-30. All are invited! There will be several opportunities to get involved and to see the innovative projects created by the 4-H club […]