The North American Strawberry Growers Association visited New Jersey on August 15 and 16 for its annual tour. Executive Director of the North American Strawberry Growers Association Kevin Schooley, based in Ontario, Canada, organized the tour with suggested stops from Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agricultural Agents, Bill Hlubik, Peter Nitzsche and Gary Pavlis. Tour stops included […]
Commercial Agriculture
‘Fields of Devotion’ Connects New Jersey Communities to Rutgers Research
James Simon; Dena Seidel — Department of Plant Biology
North American Strawberry Growers Association Hosted in New Jersey
Bill Hlubik, Peter Nitzsche, Gary Pavlis. Michelle Infante-Casella, Bill Bamka, Rick VanVranken, Kate Brown – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Nursery and Ornamental Research and Demonstrations
With the help of RAREC farm crew and funding through RCE leadership, Tim Waller (Cumberland, Nursery Crops) has been diligently working to bring four Quonset-style high tunnels back into production for nursery and ornamental related research and demonstrations. Initially, the high tunnels required partial demolition, new flooring, hip and foot boards, wiggle-wire channels, 6mil plastic […]
Rutgers Beginner Farmer Training Program Tours Bullock Farms
Bill Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
2023 Rutgers Turfgrass Research Field Days
By all measures, the Rutgers Turfgrass Research Field Days held on July 25 and 26, 2023, were a resounding success. Faculty, staff and students in the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science were able to present their current research findings during three events over the two days, which attracted more than 537 people from Finland, Canada […]
Alumnus of Rutgers OCPE Professional Golf Turf Management School, Bubba Wright, Honored by USGA
On July 9, the United States Golf Association (USGA) presented Bubba Wright, Pebble Beach Golf Links’ superintendent, with the E.J. Marshall Platter at the conclusion of the 2023 U.S. Women’s Open Championship. Wright is an alumnus of the Rutgers OCPE Professional Golf Turf Management School, earning a certificate from the school in 2010. Created in […]
Rutgers Beginner Farmer Training Program Tours Von Thun’s Farms
Bill Hlubik, Brendon Pearsall – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Vegetable Growers Gaining Speed to Plant Faster Than They Can Sell It
Richard VanVranken – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Has the Wildfire Smoke Affected Food in the Philadelphia Region?
Michelle Infante-Casella – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
