Rutgers Cooperative Extension presents a new online version of the popular Annie’s Project, offering New Jersey women farmers relevant and important farm risk management lessons to help them succeed. The six-week online training course, “Annie Goes Online: Risk Management On Your Kitchen Table,” will be held virtually on Zoom, one evening per week, on Jan. […]
Middlesex County 4-H Project GIFT Celebrates 25 Years of Giving!
Middlesex County 4-H’s annual Project GIFT Holiday charitable event provides a free day of holiday shopping for more than 130 families in need in Middlesex County, serving children from infants to age 18. This year Project GIFT celebrates 25 years of giving. More than 75 4-H teens assisted with the fundraising and running of this […]
Announcement: Dina Fonseca Appointed Chair of the Department of Entomology
Announcement from Laura Lawson, executive dean, SEBS, and executive director, NJAES Dear SEBS and NJAES community, I am pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Dina Fonseca as chair of the Department of Entomology. She has been serving in this role since July 1, and now it is official. We are very fortunate to have […]
New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative Teams with Franklin Police Department to Get Kids ‘FranklinFit’
This summer, the New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative (NJHKI) collaborated with the Franklin Township Police Recreation Department’s FranklinFit afterschool program to offer 30 township middle school and high school students culinary nutrition lessons. The lessons were developed by Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) student ambassadors and taught by Peggy Policastro, director of Behavioral […]
Rutgers Food Innovation Program Appoints Five Advisory Board Members
The Rutgers University Food Innovation Center (FIC), an award-winning program in food business incubation, acceleration, and economic development, has announced the creation of an Advisory Board consisting of globally-recognized leaders in the food industry. FIC, which has been in operation for over 20 years with extraordinary success, recognized the need to create its first formal […]
Rutgers Equine Science Center Hosts ‘Evening of Science and Celebration’
2023 “Spirit of the Horse” Award Presented to Octavia Brown and 2022 “Gold Medal Horse Farm” Award Presented to Stoneleigh Stables The Rutgers Equine Science Center hosted its 2022 “Evening of Science & Celebration” in early November in New Brunswick, NJ. Sponsored by Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center, this year honored Octavia Brown and Stoneleigh Farms […]
Jason Grabosky Honored by the Society of Municipal Arborists
Professor Jason Grabosky, in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, received an award of honorary membership from the Society of Municipal Arborists, at their annual Partners Luncheon during their annual conference this year in Seattle, Washington. Grabosky was nominated by a Natural Resource Coordinator in Ohio for his outreach work to urban forestry […]
Joel Flagler Recognized with 2022 Distinguished Service Award by NJNLA
Joel Flagler, department head and county agricultural agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Bergen County, was honored on December 1 by the New Jersey Nursery and Landscape Association with its 2022 Distinguished Service Award. This award recognizes the contributions of an individual who has given their time and resources to support and grow the horticulture industry […]
Celebration of Excellence: 2022
On November 16, faculty, staff and students attended the 29th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at the Cook Student Center. Thomas Leustek, dean of Academic Programs, was the master of ceremonies. This signature event acknowledges contributions that meet carefully-considered excellence […]
Plant of the Month: A Holiday Plant for Many Seasons to Come
by Bruce Crawford, Manager of Horticulture, Morris County Park Commission Obviously, the Poinsettia is the plant of preference for adorning many homes during this season. But wouldn’t it be nice to receive a plant that would live not for one season, but for many to come? One such seasonally appropriate plant is the white and […]
