National Transfer Student Week is celebrated the third week in October and provides the opportunity to highlight transfer students and the professionals who support them on their journeys. We’ve asked Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) transfer students and their advisor to share their experiences. Not only did they have the transition from their community colleges to the expansive Rutgers environment to contend with, but by working with the […]
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Spotted lanternfly invasion of South Jersey has begun
George Hamilton, Department of Entomology
Anne Nielsen, Department of Entomology
New Jersey farmers adapt with innovative marketing strategies
Michelle Infante-Casella; Meredith Melendez – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
New Jersey Farmers Adapt with Innovative Marketing Strategies to the Challenges of COVID-19
New Jersey farmers are among the most innovative and most productive farmers in the nation. Farming in the country’s most densely populated state in the U.S. comes with many challenges. It also comes with marketing opportunities with approximately nine million residents in the Garden State. The buy-local movement is not something new to New Jersey. […]
U.S. Fresh Produce and Milk Disruptions and the New Jersey Farm Outlook
Why are there food shortages right now in certain areas? How can food be scarce when media reports reveal milk being dumped on the farm or at processing plants? Why are vegetable fields, ready to be harvested, being plowed under in Florida and California? The situation at first glance makes no sense. Why is the […]
U.S. fresh produce, milk disruptions & N.J. farm outlook
William Bamka and Michelle Infante-Casella – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Choosing the Right Location for Your Vegetable Garden
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) delivers public outreach and education programs and recently launched an online-learning curriculum, “Rutgers Community Gardening Series,” that is designed to benefit school, community and home gardeners by teaching new gardeners to successfully grow vegetables. But before you jump right in to test your ‘green thumb,’ first consider where to place your […]
The Importance of Gardening During the COVID-19 Pandemic
What can gardening do to help with the coronavirus pandemic? Gardening has always been touted as a relaxing recreational activity that can provide great personal rewards. During this time, when many people are working at home and students are learning at home, gardening can be a positive family-inclusive activity to adopt. Remote schooling is new […]
It’s wartime and a good time for a Victory Garden | Opinion
Michelle Infante-Casella – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
South Jersey man accidentally grows world record cornstalk
Michelle Infante-Casella – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
