Michelle Infante-Casella, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County
Six girls compete for the Queen title this year at Salem County Fair Queen Pageant
New Jersey 4-H – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Salem County agricultural agent Dave Lee retires
David Lee – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Salem County Agricultural Agent Dave Lee Retires
David Lee, agricultural agent in the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), retired on April 1. Lee spent nearly four decades as a dairy/livestock extension agent in Salem County and for the state of New Jersey. Lee received a bachelor’s degree in Animal Husbandry from Delaware Valley College and a […]
This 11-year-old has the secret to growing a perfect, 2.14 pound Jersey tomato
David Lee, Rutgers University Cooperative Extension
Find Out How Big the Largest Tomato Contest Winner is at N.J. Fair
11-year-old Cody Wright is by far the youngest of the nine competitors at the Salem County Fair’s Largest Tomato Contest, but he has something the other competitors don’t have. He has a pedigree… The tomato contest has a loyal following – with a lot of the same faces competing each year. Cody took the third place trophy last year and, as he enrolls in the competition this year with his primo red tomato, he sizes up the other tomatoes… David Lee, Salem County agricultural agent for the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension, runs the competition and weighs the tomatoes… “Everybody has their own secret and they don’t like to tell but some guys will stay up all night and put night lights on them and covers on them and grow them on straw and use special fertilizer,” Lee said. “Everybody has their own thing.”
NJ 4-H Members to Attend 2015 4-H Leadership Program
Sixteen 4-H members have been selected to represent New Jersey at the second annual 4-H Leadership Washington Focus (LWF) Conference. This leadership conference will be held July 12-17 at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Leadership Washington Focus (LWF) is a 4-H leadership development program for 4-H members entering grades 7-9. […]
State 4-H Small Animal Educational Symposium Drew Participants from Nine Counties
Nearly 100 4-H members and volunteers representing nine counties (Cumberland, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Salem, and Warren) attended the State 4-H Small Animal Educational Symposium on Feb. 28 in Clayton, New Jersey. “The State 4-H Small Animal Educational Symposium is an annual event, now in its second year, that offers 4-H’ers an opportunity […]
NJ 4-H Avian Bowl Winter Event Contestants Gear-Up for State Qualifier Event Set for September
Nineteen 4-H members were part of six teams representing four counties (Hunterdon, Middlesex, Ocean, and Salem) who competed in the New Jersey 4-H Avian Bowl Winter Event held on February 28 in Gloucester County. This event was co-sponsored by Click Flic and held in conjunction with the State 4-H Small Animal Educational Symposium. The 4-H […]
Salem County Agent Dave Lee Receives Two 2014 Rutgers Cooperative Extension Awards
Each year, Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), a unit of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), honors faculty and staff for their outstanding work and outreach through their programs and support. The winners for 2014 received their awards at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Annual Conference at the Cook Campus Center in New Brunswick on October […]
