The Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program announced the winners of its 2013 4-H Equestrian of the Year Contest held on March 5 at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office in Cape May Court House, NJ. The 2013 Senior Equestrian of the Year title went to Victoria Speece, an active member of the Shore Blazers […]
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Get Ready for the Allergy Season
Pollen season is here! There’s no mistaking it as some allergy sufferers in New Jersey and in the Northeast are already put on notice with teary, itchy eyes already a part of their daily existence. These symptoms are expected to be more in evidence in the next few weeks as tree pollen levels begin to […]
Program reveals new advancements at Rutgers’ EARTH Center
For a half hour, representatives from the Rutgers Cooperative Extension EARTH Center shared recent and trending research and programs with the public, including the need for lead testing in urban gardens, the benefits of bio-energy crops and the econom…
New Jersey Businesses with Rutgers Ties Win “Local Hero” Awards
Two New Jersey companies, whose commercial start got a boost from Rutgers NJAES, were among the winners of Edible Jersey magazine’s 2013 Local Hero awards. First Field, a company that sells ketchup made from local tomatoes, was recognized as the Local Hero Food Artisan. First Field is among the New Jersey businesses to be incubated […]
Rutgers Oral History Archives: An Interview with Professor Emeritus Hans Fisher
Noted nutritional biochemist Hans Fisher, Rutgers Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Sciences, and his family emigrated from Germany in the late 1930s to escape the Nazi regime’s persecution of Jews. He was among the refugees aboard the St. Louis in 1939 when the ship was turned away from the United States and Cuba. He later settled in New […]
Everyone loves seeing their kids in the kitchen
We’re not surprised that hundreds of Asbury Park Press readers have sent in pictures of their children and grandchildren in the kitchen since we started collecting them in the fall. On app.com, we have 10 galleries of Kids at the Table, and more are on…
Sustaining Farming on the Urban Fringe: High Farmland Value, Low Farmland Rent
The amount of capital needed to invest in farming is often a barrier for prospective farmers, especially with New Jersey’s high land values. Land leasing is a viable option for keeping more farmland in production. Read in this issue of Sustaining Farming on the Urban Fringe how land leasing benefits more than just landowners and […]
Rutgers Hosts “Special Friends Day” on Campus March 10
The Rutgers University Recreation Activities Crew is sponsoring the 21st Annual “Special Friends Day” on March 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cook/Douglass Recreation Center. Approximately 100 children with developmental disabilities were invited to join this event for a fun-filled day of sports, games, arts and crafts, and swimming. Each child is paired with two Rutgers students as they […]
SEBS Undergraduates Conduct Animal Farm Tours
Tours of the Rutgers animal farm on the George H. Cook Campus have long delighted school children across New Jersey. Formerly conducted by the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, for years located next to the farm, these tours are now run by undergraduate students in the Department of Animal Sciences. The tours feature sheep, goats […]
Explore and Discover the Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp
Early Bird Discount Available if you Register by March 1 and Discounts for Rutgers Employees! The Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp is a residential summer camp located in Branchville, NJ, in the heart of beautiful Stokes State Forest in Sussex County. Since 1951, the camp has served 4-H and non-4-H youth in grades 4 – […]
