New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
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NATIONAL MOTH WEEK; Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 124
National Moth Week
Veggie Rx promotes connections between food, health
Cara Cuite – Dept. of Human Ecology; Lauren Errickson – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The Secrets Behind the Deliciousness of NJ Summer Tomatoes
Pete Nitzsche, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County
Veggie Rx Promotes Connections Between Food and Health
by Lori Riley The “Garden State” is home to more than 9,000 agricultural farms and is one of the country’s top producers of blueberries, cranberries, spinach, bell peppers, and peaches. However, according to a report by the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, more than 1.2 million New Jersey residents (13.5 percent of the state’s population) are likely experiencing […]
How Jersey Farms Cultivate Exotic Crops
Richard VanVranken; Albert Ayeni – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
RCE hosts urban gardening webinar series in Spanish
Cecilia Diaz, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Passaic County
RCE Launches New Urban Gardening Webinar Series in Spanish
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), a unit of New Jersey Agricultural Extension Station (NJAES), has unveiled a new urban gardening webinar series in Spanish, titled “El Huerto Urbano.” This series, which are offered free on Mondays, started on July 12 and runs through August 9. It consists of live webinars presented by RCE & NJAES experts […]
What’s Wrong With Your Tomatoes?
Andrew Wyenandt, Department of Entomology
Kristrian Holmstrom, Department of Entomology
RCE receives USDA-NIFA Funding to Promote Vaccine Education in Rural America
There is significant concern among farmworkers and farmers about on-farm transfer of the COVID-19 virus. The ability to connect with vaccine providers has proven difficult for those language and technology/internet barriers, and those without established relationships with health care providers. In addition, undocumented farmworkers are less likely to have a health care connection and are […]
