Ira Polk – Alumnus
Commercial Agriculture
Gardener State: Jersey blueberries and the Jersey Shore — perfect together!
Rutgers Cooperative Extensio
Rutgers Agribusiness Scholars Program Grows through Matching Donation Challenge from Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation
With the graying of New Jersey’s and the nation’s farmers, many are posing the question – who will be the next generation of growers? Beyond that lies a diverse structure of agricultural-affiliated industries that face a similar conundrum. A recent National Institute of Food and Agriculture/Purdue University study projects that, in the coming years, there […]
Four SEBS Alumni. Four New Jersey Wineries. One Common Goal
To draw attention to high-quality Jersey wines and elevate the state’s stature to rival those of East Coast wine destinations like the Finger Lakes. Here’s how these young alumni are transforming New Jersey’s reputation one bottle at a time. New Jersey wines haven’t always enjoyed the best standing in the wine industry. In fact, if […]
Research project aims to help smaller farms
Joseph Heckman – Department of Plant Biology
Snyder Research Farm – New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
‘Growing Roselle,’ the Ninth Class in the NJAES Ultra-Niche Crops Series
New Jersey growers will get a chance to see whether they’d like to farm roselle –a plant of the hibiscus family whose leaf is commonly used among some ethnic populations for food preparations similar to spinach. The calyx and flower are used in a variety of ways, including making of tea, jam, jelly, juice, wine, […]
IR-4 is Recognized for its Efforts to Provide Knowledge and Capacity on Pesticide Levels
On December 11, 2017, seventeen senior government officials signed a joint statement acknowledging the productive work of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) in building knowledge and capacity for developing countries in the area of pesticide maximum residue levels (MRLs). STDF provided the funding for the USDA’s IR-4 Project to […]
When Picking Apples on a Farm With 5,000 Rules, Watch Out for the Ladders
Bill Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Robbinsville officials hope new hydroponic farm becomes community hub
Kyle Clement, Department of Plant Biology graduate
Entrepreneurship Ag Day broadens students’ plans
Albert Ayeni – Department of Plant Biology; Rutgers Cooperative Extension
