Rutgers Cooperative Extension is now enrolling a new cohort of beginner farmers for this season’s training program. Now is an exciting time for beginner farmers in New Jersey—innovative new technologies and products have created new opportunities and markets for those that are just getting started. RU Ready to Farm connects beginners with a network of […]
Commercial Agriculture
Bred for Flavor, NJAES Researchers Release New Rutgers D’Light Strawberry
It’s been over 15 years in the making, but the team that launched the Rutgers Scarlet strawberry in 2015, has just released their second strawberry cultivar, Rutgers D’Light. Derived from plant biology professor emeritus Gojko Jelenkovic’s 30 years of testing hundreds of varieties to develop a better tasting strawberry, the Rutgers D’Light is coming to […]
Rutgers NJAES Beginner Farmer program kicks off its second year
William Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Equine Science Center’s 2022 Horse Management Seminar Recordings Go Live
Rutgers University’s Equine Science Center is happy to announce the recordings of the 2022 Horse Management Seminar are now live! The series, which was held on February 8th, 15th, and 22nd was a large success due in part to it being held virtually for the second year in a row. “Being able to invite […]
Whitetail Deer Are Costing New Jersey Farmers Millions of Dollars Annually
Nazia Arbab – Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
Rutgers Study Highlights Impact of “Hidden Costs” of White-Tailed Deer on New Jersey Farming
A new study unveiled by Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) estimated the financial costs of deer damage in 2019 at nearly $1.3 million among a sample group of 27 New Jersey farmers. Through interviews conducted between October 2020 and March 2021, the authors were able to determine […]
Are there too many deer in NJ? Report reveals their impact on farmers
Rutgers Cooperative Extension and the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
‘Scrape these pests away” New Jersey braces for return of spotted lanternfly
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Report: 27 NJ farmers lost $1.3M to deer damage in one year alone
Joseph Paulin, Nazia Arbab, Brian Schilling – Rutgers Cooperative Extension, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
The Legacy of Campbell Soup’s Tomato Breeding Program
How the canned food company helped the Garden State become synonymous with luscious red tomatoes. Reprinted with permission from Modern Farmer. By Jeff Quattrone What comes to mind when you think of Campbell Soup? You might picture cans of tomato soup or perhaps an iconic Andy Warhol print of them. You probably don’t think much […]
