The Rutgers Snyder Research and Extension Farm in Pittstown, NJ, hosts numerous agricultural research trials by New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) faculty on the farm’s 390 acres in Hunterdon County. The farm trials span an array of fruit, vegetable, herbs, and hops research that includes breeding, variety trials, insect and disease control, and cultural […]
Commercial Agriculture
NJAES Plant Breeder Joseph Goffreda (CC’83) and Retired Researcher Anna Voordeckers Honored with Edison Patent Award
On November 3, Joseph Goffreda (CC’83), associate professor of plant biology and pathology and director of the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research Extension Center, and Anna Voordeckers, who retired in 2015 as a lab technician with over 50 years working in the Rutgers tree fruit breeding program, were presented with the R&D Council of New […]
Cranberry strains developed by Rutgers are being grown globally
Nicholi Vorsa – Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
A Revolutionary Meal: NJAES Celebrates 250th Anniversary with Rutgers-Bred Foods on the Menu
From November 10, 2015 through the end of 2016, the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) has been celebrating Rutgers 250th anniversary by showcasing an all-star variety from its plant and shellfish breeding programs each month. The select varieties are developed by Rutgers agriculture and aquaculture researchers from across New Jersey. Through the NJAES, […]
Rutgers’ Bountiful Cranberries Spreading in U.S., Canada and Overseas
Nicholi Vorsa – Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
Jack Rabin (CC’78) Receives Distinguished Service Award, Capping an Almost 34-Year Career at Rutgers
Jack Rabin, associate director for farm programs, NJAES, has been awarded the New Jersey Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award for 2016, presented at the Farm Bureau Annual Meeting on November 14 at the Westin Princeton Hotel in Princeton, NJ. The award is presented annually by Farm Bureau, the state’s largest membership organization representing […]
Professor Robin Brumfield Brings Suzanne’s Project Overseas to Help Women Learn to Farm
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Farming Magazine Robin Brumfield, professor of farm management at Rutgers University, took a Rutgers Cooperative Extension Project called Annie’s Project and as the result of a feasibility study she did, changed the program to fit Turkish conditions and renamed it Suzanne’s Project in honor of Brumfield’s daughter. […]
What’s in Season from the Garden State: Rutgers on Your Plate – 250th Anniversary Spotlights NJAES-Developed Foods
You wouldn’t know it from looking at your dinner plate, but some of the foods you consume, whether from a supermarket, farm market, garden, or local restaurant, were developed at Rutgers. Through the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), the university has been and continues to breed varieties of fruits and vegetables, and even […]
Professor Mark Gregory Robson Wins Statewide Public Health Award
Mark Gregory Robson, distinguished service professor and professor, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, has been unanimously selected to receive the 2016 Frank J. Osborne Memorial Award by the New Jersey Association of County and City Health Officials (NJACCHO) at the Atlantic City Convention Center on November 16. This award is the highest honor bestowed […]
Great cranberry harvest underway in Burlington County
Cranberry breeding, Rutgers Marucci Center for Cranberry and Blueberry Research
