Farmers in New Jersey have always had to deal with seasonal weather differences, varying changes in temperatures and extreme weather events, but with climate change becoming increasingly noticeable, many have had to modify procedures and some have begu…
Commercial Agriculture
What’s in Season from the Garden State: The Bug That Moved Orchards
As the old Frank Sinatra song “High Hopes” goes, “anyone knows an ant can’t move a rubber tree plant,” unless, of course, “he’s got HIGH hopes.” So how could an insect move orchards? No high hopes needed, just piercing/sucking mouth parts that suck plant juices from twigs, branches, fruit and foliage. Such is the case […]
Female shadehouse farmers doing ‘cost of production’ training
Female shadehouse farmers will be the beneficiaries of "cost of production" training which will enable them to calculate costs, returns and profitability and plan for niche marketing. Dr. Robin Brumfield, a Professor of Rutgers University in th…
Master Farmers to see agri-business operations in Hunterdon, Morris
A group of around 50 “cream of the crop” farmers, those given the designation Master Farmer, will see a sampling of agri-business in Hunterdon and Morris counties Saturday during the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Master Farmer Tour. It will include the…
Beekeepers Buzzed About Rutgers Course
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Bees are critical for crop pollination. With some colonies dying off in recent decades due to mites and other problems, support of backyard beekeepers has become even more important. Bee enthusiasts learn how to keep hives healthier in a popular, hands-on “Beyond the Basics” beekeeping course, offered by Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Office […]
Rutgers Helps Farmers Fight an Old Enemy
Late blight, a serious disease that affects tomato and potato crops and caused by Phytophthora infestans, the pathogen largely responsible for the Irish Potato Famine in the mid 1800s, last threatened New Jersey’s tomato and potato industry in 2009. The disease, which has the potential to become a major problem because it can quickly kill […]
Northeast Cooperative Extension Directors Honor Rutgers Program
A Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension program designed to conduct research and outreach programming on the marketing and production potential of new ethnic crops for East Coast farmers was honored at the annual meeting of the Northeast Extension Directors held July 8 at Cornell University. The program, An Integrated Multistate Research […]
SEBS Graduate Student Wins Prestigious Borlaug Fellowship for Global Food Security
David Byrnes, a graduate student in the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is the recipient of a U.S. Borlaug Fellowship in Global Food Security for 2013-2014. This program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development to study and manage the global landscapes in […]
The Birds and the Bees, Reconsidered
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources professor Rachel Winfree’s published studies on the role of wild bees as agricultural crop pollinators were included in the Spring 2013 issue of Rutgers Magazine in the Discoveries section.
Strong Rutgers Contingent at Annual Equine Science Society Symposium
Animal Sciences faculty, staff, students and alumni traveled to Ruidoso, NM, to participate in the annual Equine Science Society (ESS) Symposium held in May. Ken McKeever, professor of animal sciences, won the prestigious Distinguished Service in Equine Science Award and was elected Secretary/Treasurer of ESS at the meeting. Karyn Malinowski (CC’75, GSNB’80, ’86), director of […]
