The 4-H Livestock Clubs of Cape May County will host a Poultry Clinic and Picnic on May 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The hands-on workshop is open to the public and will be held in the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center, located at the Cape May County 4-H Fairgrounds. Poultry showmanship expert Richard Hickman […]
Commercial Agriculture
Middlesex County RCE Offers Suburban Organic Homesteading for Beginning Farmers
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County presents an exciting new program for those interested in farming or implementing farming techniques on their residential property. The second of the two-part Beginner Farmers Workshop series, the May 1 workshop will feature “Suburban Organic Homesteading,” conducted by Joseph Heckman, soil scientist and professor at Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural […]
What’s Behind the Name: The Lester Collins Memorial Auditorium in Blake Hall
The Lester Collins Auditorium, dedicated in 1957 following the death of the noted New Jersey fruit grower and former president of the Rutgers Board of Managers, can be found in Blake Hall on the George H. Cook Campus of Rutgers University. Originally known as the Horticulture Building, it was named Blake Hall in 1958 after […]
Cowgill and UMass Colleague Win Extension Award from International Fruit Tree Association
Win Cowgill, area fruit agent in the Rutgers NJAES Department of Agricultural Resource Management Agents, has collaborated for many years with colleague Jon Clements, extension educator in tree fruit at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Their work has been jointly recognized by the International Tree Fruit Association. Read more on their work here.
RCE Collaborates in 2013 Ag in Action Day
On April 21, rain or shine, the Somerset and Middlesex county boards of agriculture in collaboration with Rutgers Cooperative Extension and other county and state agricultural agencies, presents Ag in Action Day, a free farm tour and open house hosted at one of the area’s top farms. Scheduled from noon to 4 p.m., this event […]
Rutgers Food Innovation Center Holds Marketing and Communications Seminar for Food Entrepreneurs
On April 24 and 25, successful communicators and business leaders partner with Rutgers Food Innovation Center (FIC) – South staff to present a two-day seminar on the basics of marketing and communications for food business owners. Scheduled to be held at FIC in Bridgeton, NJ, the seminar will feature topics like pitching products to retailers, […]
NJ Epsilon Sigma Phi Announces 2013 Extension Awards
In February, the New Jersey Chapter of the Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) honorary fraternity for cooperative extension agents announced its 2013 awards, recognizing over a dozen Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) faculty and staff. All 2013 State Epsilon Sigma Phi award winners automatically qualify as nominees for the regional and national ESP awards, which are presented […]
Skip Hyberg (CC ’74) Honored with USDA’s Economist of the Year Award
Skip Hyberg, a 1974 graduate of Rutgers’ Cook College and USDA scientist, was recognized “for excellence in developing, applying or educating about policy to support USDA’s mission.” Hyberg is a quantitative and scientific force behind the nation’s largest conservation program. Armed with two doctoral degrees, he is an economist and a scientist who has linked […]
Studies Find Wild Pollinators are as Effective as Domesticated Honeybees
The domesticated honeybee has long been recognized as the workhorse of crop pollination but two recent studies turn that assumption on its head, revealing that wild pollinators are as effective as, and at times, more efficient than honeybees. Professor Rachael Winfree, from the department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, was involved in both studies. […]
Where Will Your Next Class Be?
How about Boztepe, Turkey, as part of a new Rutgers international service-learning study abroad opportunity from May 16 through June 3? The deadline to sign up for “Empowering Turkish Women Farmers” is March 31. The town of Boztepe is about 25 kilometers from Antalya, which is located on the Mediterranean Sea and one of the […]
