In 2017, Susie Norz, of Hillsborough, NJ, decided to help area residents who might not have access to enough protein sources. Since then, members of the Branchburg Beef, Dairy and Livestock Club, part of Somerset County 4-H Youth Development Program, have raised extra hogs to donate pork to area food banks. Club members raised the […]
Retired Extension Agent Ray Samulis Awarded Distinguish Service to Agriculture Citation at NJ Ag Convention
At the 2019 New Jersey State Agricultural Convention in Atlantic City on February 6, the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture awarded Distinguished Service to Agriculture Citations to retired Rutgers Cooperative Extension county agent Ray Samulis, along with long-time Union County farmer John Dreyer, late dairy farmer Douglas Ricker, and recently retired State Ag Education […]
Morris County Agriculture Ambassador Honored by State Dept. of Agriculture
Kristen Briney – 4-H
Rochford to Retire from Co. Extension Service
Marilou Rochford – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
EARTH Center hosting bird count on Saturday
Rutgers Master Gardeners of Middlesex County
Sue Meaney, Rutgers Environmental Steward
Eating ‘ultraprocessed’ foods accelerates your risk of early death, study says
Nurgul Fitzgerald – Department of Nutritional Sciences
Rutgers Extension to discuss romaine lettuce
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Calling new farmers!
Bill Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County
Charging the Field: ESC Awards Spirit of the Horse to Kennis Fairfax, the Original Scarlet Knight
The Equine Science Center honors Kennis “Buttons” Fairfax, the cowboy, artist, teacher, judge, coach, mentor, and Scarlet Knight, with the 2019 “Spirit of the Horse” award. This story is excerpted from Equine Science Quarterly, Winter 2019. From a young age Kennis “Buttons” Fairfax developed a strong connection to his family, and what it really […]
Can NJ revive its hard cider industry?
Megan Muehlbauer – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
