Commercial Agriculture

Climate Change Threatens Commercial Fishers from Maine to North Carolina

July 16, 2019 by Office of Public Outreach and Communication

Rutgers and other scientists document the impact of ocean warming on fisheries. Most fishing communities from North Carolina to Maine are projected to face declining fishing options unless they adapt to climate change by catching different species or fishing in different areas, according to a study in the journal Nature Climate Change. Some Maine fishing communities are […]

Four new Rutgers sweet basil varieties available

July 5, 2019 by Morning Ag Clips

James Simon, Robert Pyne – Department of Plant Biology
Andy Wyenandt – Agricultural Research and Extension Center

The Rutgers tomato is an American icon: BTN LiveBIG

July 4, 2019 by Big Ten Network

Tom Orton – Department of Plant Biology

Four New Rutgers Sweet Basil Varieties Are Available to Home Gardeners

July 3, 2019 by Office of Public Outreach and Communication

Rutgers plant scientists spent a decade evaluating and breeding tasty, downy mildew resistant basils Four new sweet basil varieties resistant to downy mildew disease – which destroys leaves and has been the bane of basil growers for a decade – are now being sold to home gardeners and commercial farmers across the United States thanks […]