R. Emmet Brennan, student, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
Bill Hlubik, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Commercial Agriculture
Cumberland County Ag Agent Jim Johnson Retires
Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County environmental and resource management agent agricultural agent James R. (Jim) Johnson retired on September 1, 2016. During Johnson’s 34 year career at Rutgers, he conducted an extension education program for commercial producers of nursery crops in South Jersey. His programmatic efforts focused on maximizing productivity while enhancing environmental […]
Rutgers 250: NJAES All-Star Variety of the Month – Hazelnut
The Rutgers 250 All-Star Variety for October is the Eastern Filbert Blight-resistant hazelnut! Hazelnuts are on the brink of becoming a revolutionary commodity crop for New Jersey agriculture, which could greatly help farmers diversify their business and increase revenue. This is a direct result of the research being conducted by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station’s […]
Whether wild or farmed, blueberries are packed with nutrients
Amy Howell, Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension
Rutgers IR-4 Project Awarded Two USDA-Funded Grants to Support Agriculture
This summer, the USDA announced its 2016 Specialty Crop Research and Extension Investments (SCRI) projects, funded through USDA’S National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). Two of the 19 projects announced were awarded to IR-4 Project’s Ornamental Horticulture Program based at Rutgers. The first project, “Protecting Pollinators with Economically Feasible and Environmentally Sound Ornamental Horticulture,” […]
Rutgers researcher awarded $2.9 million to study pollinators
Cristi Palmer, IR-4 Project
Rutgers 250 Celebrated in a Corn Maze!
Stony Hill Farms in Chester, New Jersey is one of several New Jersey farms that are honoring Rutgers’ 250th anniversary with a Corn Maze design. Stony Hill’s maze features the Scarlet Knight mascot and R250! Replete with five bridges, game sheets and decoder glasses, a journey through the maze teaches about what Rutgers and its […]
Best tomatoes put to the test at Rutgers’ farm
Rutgers Snyder Research Farm, NJAES
Jersey tomatoes could get even tastier with return of popular variety
Ray Samulis, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County
Perfect New Jersey tomato matter of taste — and science
Out in Upper Deerfield Township in Cumberland County, surrounded by hundreds of acres of corn, are a few acres where Rutgers University researchers are growing the tomatoes of tomorrow… “We started breeding tomatoes that resist bruising,” said Jack Rabin, associate director of farm programs for Rutgers’ New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. “That’s where the train ran off the track. We were so good at what we were doing, we forgot that people wanted to have a sloppy, juicy thing that left juice running down their chin.” “If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that there’s no such thing as the perfect tomato, said Extension Specialist Tom Orton as he stood among rows of tomato plants at the station’s field.
