Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) continues to expand its efforts in urban extension by securing funding to work directly with municipalities and their residents to address important issues affecting New Jersey’s towns. In one such effort, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County has partnered with Hillsborough Township and Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association (SBMWA) to obtain a […]
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Jersey’s trees still vulnerable two years after Hurricane Sandy
Two years ago this week, Hurricane Sandy ravaged New Jersey with a force not experienced here in a century, and the devastation it caused to coastal areas was the subject of local and national news for weeks and months after. “It was some of the worst storm surge flooding we’ve ever seen,” confirmed arborist Chris Padot, owner of Bridgewater-based Green Tree Surgeons. “But while coastal towns received much of the media attention,the extremely high wind gusts experienced in interior sections of the state wreaked incredible havoc on our area’s trees and created what seemed like a third world country here for a few weeks…” “Our trees have been taking a pounding for the past three years and there’s probably years’ worth of tree work still out there,” said Nicholas Polanin, agriculture and resource management agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Bridgewater.
Somerset County 4-H members qualify for State 4-H Horse Show
Sixteen 4-H horse club members will represent Somerset County at the New Jersey State 4-H Championship Horse Show, Aug. 22-24, at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Allentown. More than 200 4-H members from throughout New Jersey will gather to compete in the English, Western, Dressage, Driving, Very Small Equine, Challenged Rider and Game Divisions…”The competing 4-H’ers are the best of the best from each county; they have earned the right to participate through county-level qualifying shows.” said Carol Ward, County 4-H Agent…The 4-H Youth Development Program is part of Rutgers, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station – Cooperative Extension.
National Moth Week Celebrated in New Jersey
Sixteen public events scheduled across the state; hundreds more worldwide The third annual National Moth Week, a worldwide citizen science project started in New Jersey in 2012, will be celebrated across the state, beginning with an early kickoff “Moth Ball” slated for Friday, July 11, in Bergen County. Started by the Friends of the East […]
New Jersey 4-Hers Boost Leadership and Civic Skills in Washington, D.C.
New Jersey 4-H members learned about government processes in the vibrant, living classroom of the nation’s capital as part of Citizenship Washington Focus (CWF), an intensive 4-H civic engagement program for high-school youth held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The New Jersey 4-H delegation of 30 youth and three […]
Somerset County RCE Commemorates Centennial with Proclamation and Tree Planting
On May 13, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County was presented with a proclamation from the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders in recognition of the centennial anniversary of Cooperative Extension. The proclamation also recognized the various milestones of RCE faculty and staff dating to 1918 when RCE of Somerset County was established. This recognition […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension to commemorate 100th anniversary
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County will plant a dogwood tree at the Ted Blum 4-H Center, Bridgewater in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of Cooperative Extension on Wednesday, May 14, at 7 p.m. The public is invited. This year is th…
100 Years of Cooperative Extension: Rutgers Dairy Specialist Enos J. Perry Made Agricultural History
At the dawn of Rutgers Cooperative Extension in the early 1900s, New Jersey farmers were facing an era that offered promise of new methods of farming that would solve problems, improve efficiency and bring a better return on their dollar. Extension specialists and agricultural agents implemented a variety of methods and practices to engage farmers. […]
Lifelong 4-Her’s Journey Brings Her Full Circle to Rutgers
For those not well acquainted with the 4-H Youth Development Program, they may think a typical 4-H’er doesn’t journey much beyond their county fair. That’s a common misperception. Just ask Kristen Johnson (SEBS ’17), a seasoned member of the 4-H program at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County. Kristen’s involvement in 4-H has taken her […]
RCE Presents Diversity and County Faculty of the Year Awards for 2013
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) held its annual awards program at the 2013 Annual Joint Department Meeting on December 10 to recognize outstanding performances of students, faculty and staff. Among the awards given was the “RCE Diversity Award,” presented to Kenneth Karamichael, associate director of youth development at Office of Continuing Professional Education, and the RCE […]
