Rutgers Cooperative Extension faculty and staff from the Rutgers On-Farm Food Safety Program received national recognition for their efforts and are being awarded the Distinguished Team Award for 2020 for the Northeast Region from Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP), the honorary fraternity for cooperative extension professionals. The team is led by Cumberland County agricultural agent Wesley Kline, […]
Commercial Agriculture
Rutgers on-farm food safety program receives award
Wes Kline, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County
Meredith Melendez, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County
Jennifer Matthews, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Spotted lanternfly invasion of South Jersey has begun
George Hamilton, Department of Entomology
Anne Nielsen, Department of Entomology
Spotted lanternfly invasion of South Jersey has begun
George Hamilton, Department of Entomology
Anne Nielsen, Department of Entomology
Avocados to walnuts: industry’s response to pandemic
Rick VanVranken – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers aims to bring diverse crops to NJ’s diverse population
Albert Ayeni – Department of Plant Biology; Rutgers Cooperative Extension
William “Bill” Roberts, inventor of the air-inflated greenhouse covering system that revolutionized agriculture worldwide, passes away
William “Bill” Roberts, who had a distinguished 41-year career as an extension specialist in bioresource engineering at Rutgers, passed away on May 21, 2020. He was 88 years old. Roberts was among a small number of Extension faculty that achieved the level of Distinguished Professor, the highest professorial ranking at Rutgers. He developed the first […]
New Jersey’s diverse food sources one safeguard against shortages
Rick VanVranken – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
In Memoriam: John (Jack) Kupcho, Alum and Former Ag Agent and Department Chair
John (Jack) Kupcho, former Essex County agricultural agent and former chair of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) within Rutgers Cooperative Extension passed away on May 11, 2020 at the age of 83. Born in Peckville, PA, he served in the U.S. Air Force and earned his undergraduate degree in ornamental horticulture from […]
A Season of Adapting for South Jersey Growers
Rick VanVranken – Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Atlantic County
