With the help of RAREC farm crew and funding through RCE leadership, Tim Waller (Cumberland, Nursery Crops) has been diligently working to bring four Quonset-style high tunnels back into production for nursery and ornamental related research and demonstrations. Initially, the high tunnels required partial demolition, new flooring, hip and foot boards, wiggle-wire channels, 6mil plastic […]
Cumberland County
Preparing for a Successful Season – Tips to Avoid Early Season Plant Diseases
When it comes to preparing your garden for a successful season, one dogma should constantly be kept in mind—the Disease Triangle, or the three factors for disease to develop: 1) a susceptible host, 2) the pathogen, and 3) an environment favorable for the pathogen. Here are ways you can best prepare your garden for a […]
South Jersey farmers say Americans need to start buying local produce or they won’t survive
Michelle Infante-Casella, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County
NJ Farm Bureau Awards Wes Kline 2021 Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture
Wesley Kline, agricultural and resource management agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County, has been awarded the New Jersey Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award for 2021, presented at the New Jersey Farm Bureau Annual Meeting on November 15 at the Westin Princeton Hotel in Princeton, NJ. The award is presented annually by […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agents William Errickson and Timothy Waller Honored by Statewide Nursery and Landscape Associations
The New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) conferred its 2021 “Educator of the Year Award” on William “Bill” Errickson, RCE agent (Monmouth County), Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Timothy “Tim” Waller, RCE agent (Cumberland County), Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, at the association’s annual dinner in October. Waller was also recognized with the […]
In Memoriam: Jeannette Rea-Keywood, State 4-H Agent
State 4-H agent Jeannette Rea-Keywood passed away at her home December 13, at the age of 56. She grew up on a lima bean farm in West Cape May, NJ with her parents Les and Diane Rea. Jeannette’s daughter Kiersten is a sophomore at Rutgers University. As a young girl, Jeannette was involved in all […]
FCHS works to distribute donated yogurt to Jersey neighbors in need
Rutgers Department of Family and Community Health Sciences
Rutgers On-Farm Food Safety Program Receives ESP National 2020 Distinguished Team Award
Rutgers Cooperative Extension faculty and staff from the Rutgers On-Farm Food Safety Program received national recognition for their efforts and are being awarded the Distinguished Team Award for 2020 for the Northeast Region from Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP), the honorary fraternity for cooperative extension professionals. The team is led by Cumberland County agricultural agent Wesley Kline, […]
Rutgers on-farm food safety program receives award
Wes Kline, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County
Meredith Melendez, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County
Jennifer Matthews, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
FIC and Specialty Foods Association Bring Taste and Nutrition to Those in Need
Since early February, thousands of specialty food products have been arriving at the Food Innovation Center (FIC) at Rutgers University in Bridgeton, NJ, in preparation for the Specialty Food Association’s “specialty outstanding food innovation” sofi™ Awards – the most prestigious competition in specialty foods. Due to the pandemic, the judging has been delayed, leaving a large […]
