Richard VanVranken; Albert Ayeni – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Commercial Agriculture
RCE Launches New Urban Gardening Webinar Series in Spanish
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE), a unit of New Jersey Agricultural Extension Station (NJAES), has unveiled a new urban gardening webinar series in Spanish, titled “El Huerto Urbano.” This series, which are offered free on Mondays, started on July 12 and runs through August 9. It consists of live webinars presented by RCE & NJAES experts […]
RCE receives USDA-NIFA Funding to Promote Vaccine Education in Rural America
There is significant concern among farmworkers and farmers about on-farm transfer of the COVID-19 virus. The ability to connect with vaccine providers has proven difficult for those language and technology/internet barriers, and those without established relationships with health care providers. In addition, undocumented farmworkers are less likely to have a health care connection and are […]
Symbiotic bacteria in root cells may be key to producing better crops
James White – Department of Plant Biology
New Rutgers program hopes to grow a new generation of NJ farmers
Brendon Pearsall – Rutgers Cooperative Extention
Rutgers creates course to train the next generation of farmers
Brendan Pearsall – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Change of Leadership at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension
Announcement by Laura J. Lawson, Interim Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Interim Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Dear colleagues, Nicholi Vorsa (CC ’76, GSNB ’85), professor in the Department of Plant Biology and director of the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research […]
NJAES Vision 2025: One Team One Dream
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 2020 Annual Report spotlights the many stories of outreach and resilience during COVID-19. To read more, see the NJAES 2020 Annual Report. NJAES Vision 2025 is a comprehensive, strategic initiative with a goal for NJAES programs, farms, stations, and centers to become national models that are sustainable, responsive, innovative, and […]
Rutgers Extension awarded $515,000 grant for beginner farmer training program
Bill Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Peach growers optimistic after excellent dormant season
Jerry Frecon, retired, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
