A project of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Johnson & Johnson, and the City of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Community Farmers Market (NBCFM) increases fresh fruit and vegetable access for local residents while supporting New Jersey farmers. The markets are open three days per week at two locations in the city, providing opportunity for multiple farms to sell their products. Vendors accept SNAP as […]
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Rutgers Inspires Establishment of New Jersey One Health Task Force
New Jersey is the first state to legislate a task force to fight disease transmission from animals to people The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for scientists to address how humans, animals and the environment affect each other and to develop protocols to stop diseases from transmitting from animals to humans. Last month, New […]
The Seed: A Living Beer Project in AC named best new brewery by national publication
Sean Towers – Aquaculture Innovation Center
NATIONAL MOTH WEEK; Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 124
National Moth Week
THESE MOTHS ARE SO GORGEOUS THEY ‘PUT BUTTERFLIES TO SHAME’
When the night falls and most people start to turn in, wildlife conservation photographer Carla Rhodes grabs her camera and heads outside. She wanders out onto her yard in Woodstock, New York, and hangs a white bedsheet across two poles or her porch. T…
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 […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agents Receive National, Regional and State Awards at 2021 NACAA Virtual Conference
The National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) is an organization of professional extension educators that furthers the professional improvement of its members. Each year NACAA recognizes professional excellence in Cooperative Extension nationwide through its annual conference. Rutgers Cooperative Extension agents have been selected as state, regional, and national winners for the 2021 NACAA annual […]
Equine Science Center Honored At New Jersey Equine Advisory Board Awards Presentation
The Equine Science Center received a proclamation from both the New Jersey Legislature as well as the New Jersey Governor’s Office on Wednesday, June 16th during the 2020 New Jersey Equine Advisory Board’s Award Ceremony. The proclamations recognized the Equine Science Center’s dedication to “Better Horse Care through Research & Education” and celebrated the Center’s […]
Newark Business Hub, Rutgers partner to empower Black and Brown entrepreneurs
Kenneth Karamichael – Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education
You can help analyze NJ coastal flooding (and maybe win a prize!)
Vanessa Dornisch – Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve
