Stephen A. Decter died on September 5, 2017, in Capital Health Regional Medical Center after suffering a sudden hemorrhagic stroke. Born in Newark, NJ, on June 21, 1937, the son of Rose Jacobson Decter and Harry Decter, he was pleased to have reached the age of 80 years. Steve was a loyal lifetime resident of […]
NJAES Turfgrass Program Guides Renovation of State-of-the-Art Rutgers Football Practice Field
When Rutgers Athletics needed to renovate the football practice fields into what director of athletics Pat Hobbs calls “the best practice facility in professional or college football today,” they knew they didn’t have to go far for input on the turf renovation. In fact, they went no further than Rutgers for the guidance, and South […]
In Memoriam: James (Jim) Wallace Paterson, Rutgers NJAES Soil and Crops Specialist (1967-1994)
James Wallace Paterson, 83, of Vineland, NJ passed away September 15, 2017 at The Willows Assisted Living of Holmdel, NJ. Jim, as he was known to friends and colleagues, was born in Westerly, Rhode Island and received his Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of Rhode Island. After Jim’s years of service, he […]
Composting Gone Wild: Teaching Community and School Gardeners Proper Composting Techniques
By Michele Bakacs, Environmental and Natural Resources agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Reprinted from Green Knight newsletter, August 2017 Note: This article is based on a poster presentation given at the 2017 National Association of County Agricultural Agents conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, which was the first place winner in the poster competition. Community and […]
Appalachian Mountain Club’s AMC Outdoors Magazine Features Hutcheson Memorial Forest
Source: Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources For more than 60 years, Mettler’s Woods, an old growth forest at Hutcheson Memorial Forest Center, has served Rutgers Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources students and faculty as a classroom, research site, and natural wonder. While ancient oaks and hickory still tower above visitors, much […]
Retired Agricultural Agent Win Cowgill and NC-140 Regional Rootstock Research Team Receive 2017 Shepard Award
Retired Hunterdon County agricultural agent Win Cowgill and fellow NC-140 Regional Rootstock Research Project members were the recipients of the American Pomological Society’s (ASP) 2017 P.H. Shepard Award for the best paper published in the Journal of the American Pomological Society, awarded at the APS business meeting held at American Society for Horticulture Science annual […]
Rutgers Dining Services Chefs and Healthy Dining Team Serve up Tomatoes and Trivia at Great Tomato Tasting
The 2017 annual Great Tomato Tasting event took place on August 30th at Rutgers Snyder Research Farm in Pittstown, NJ. A highlight of the event was a chef demonstration by Rutgers University’s Dining Services. Chef John Ackermann and Chef Tommy Alicino, accompanied by Rutgers Healthy Dining Team (HDT) members/IFNH Student Ambassador Madeline Holt and Carly […]
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program: Helping Citizens Make A Difference in New Jersey
Imagine being able to discuss climate change with the State Climatologist or learn about New Jersey’s Geology from the people who map it. How about learning about habitat restoration in your own community or helping improve water quality of a local river or stream? These are some of the opportunities available to enrollees in the […]
Bob Hills, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Retires After 41-Year Career at Rutgers
Bob Hills, associate dean for academic programs, is retiring on September 1, after devoting 41 years of his professional career working with Rutgers undergraduate students. He joined Cook College in January 1976 as an assistant to the dean, working closely with then dean of instruction Dick Merritt and dean of students Roger Locandro in a […]
Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School: Advancing Industry Careers for the Past 50 Years
The Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School, part of the Office of Continuing Professional Education, is a world-class learning center that has trained more than 5,000 successful greenskeepers in the art and science of golf course and turf management. School alumni represent all 50 states, 18 countries, and 6 continents as industry leaders working to […]
