Announcement from Sara Elnakib, chair of the Department of Family and Community Health Sciences. Please welcome Shailja Mathur, the new Family and Community Health Sciences (FCHS) Educator in Somerset County, who will be part of the Chronic Disease Prevention and Management working group within FCHS. Shailja is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Lifestyle Coach, Certified […]
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Announcement: Melissa Bright Appointed County 4-H Agent in Somerset County
Announcement from Rachel Lyons, chair of the Department of 4-H Youth Development. Please welcome Melissa Bright to her new role as County 4-H Agent in Somerset County, effective May 1, 2023. Melissa has served as a site director for the YMCA of Hunterdon and Bucks Counties leading a school age childcare program since 2018. For […]
4-H Agent Carol Ward Retires After a 36-Year Love of Teaching, Learning, and Education
Reprinted from the Winter 2022 Equine Science Quarterly, Rutgers Equine Science Center. Upon hearing about the impending retirement of Somerset County 4-H agent Carol Ward, Equine Science Center director Karyn Malinowski was immediately interested in highlighting someone who has given so much back to the equine and 4-H community. With a long career spanning multiple […]
New Jersey 4-Hers Win the North American Dairy Educational Experience Dairy Bowl
With COVID-19 preventing an in-person contest, organizers developed the North American Dairy Educational Experience (NADEE), where youth evaluate a scenario on a dairy operation and provide responses to prompts about the operation. One team per state could enter. The winning team was from New Jersey and is part of the borrow-a-dairy heifer program facilitated by […]
Somerset County 4-H Association Spreads Cheer This Holiday Season
Sue McCombie – Somerset County 4-H, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Somerset County 4-H club makes handmade masks for essential workers
Makenzi Harris, Club Member – Somerset County 4-H
Somerset County 4-H clubs to be honored with DAR community service awards
Somerset County 4-H clubs
Somerset County 4-H Fair Celebrated Virtually Due To Coronavirus
Somerset County 4-H
Asian Tick, Now in 9 NJ Counties, Traveling by Animal
Andrea Egizi, Department of Entomology
Dina Fonseca, Department of Entomology
Embrace Your Outdoors with Somerset County 4-H
With summer in full swing and nature in bloom, now is the perfect time to get outdoors to learn about the incredible biodiversity that we have right here in New Jersey. Releasing a new blog every Friday, join Somerset County 4-H as they introduce you to the world of ecology with entertaining and educational blog […]
