New Jersey 4-H
Hunterdon County
Rutgers Researchers Contribute to Visual Guide to Identify Invasive Self-Cloning Tick
Asian longhorned ticks threaten livestock, but scientists need help telling them apart from two near-identical species Rutgers researchers and other scientists have created a visual guide to help identify and control the Asian longhorned tick, which transmits a fatal human disease in its native countries and threatens livestock in the United States. The pest has […]
Bringing back hard cider in the Garden State
Megan Muehlbauer – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Bringing Back Hard Cider in the Garden State
Rutgers researcher Megan Muehlbauer is studying more than two dozen heirloom varieties of cider apples to identify which grow best in the Garden state Move over microbreweries. Megan Muehlbauer believes she has stumbled upon the next big food trend and she wants to help build a thriving industry in New Jersey. Muehlbauer, a Rutgers New […]
Hunterdon County celebrates National 4-H Week
4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Hunterdon 4-H, ag fair slated for Aug. 22-26
4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Partnership Between Rutgers, 4-H Helps N.J. Youth Develop Leadership and Life Skills
Children work with university scientists on urban gardening, STEM exploration and more Pig races, tractor pulls and prize-winning produce are the hallmarks of traditional 4-H fairs. But today’s fairgoers also can participate in 3-D printing, robotic and drone demonstrations and follow the progress of student-run urban gardens. Each of these activities honor the national organization’s […]
Faculty for a Sustainable Future: Megan Muehlbauer
Megan Muehlbauer joined the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station as county agent III/assistant professor in Hunterdon County in August of 2017. Muehlbauer earned her B.S. in agricultural science and Ph.D. in plant biology from Rutgers. As a county agent, she provides leadership to develop, implement, and […]
Gardener State: New crop of Master Gardeners blooms
Master Gardeners – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
New Jersey farmers willing to invest in growing hops wanted
Megan Muehlbauer – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
