Since 2005, hundreds of citizen scientists have made the commitment to protecting New Jersey’s environment by participating in the Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program. Offered by Rutgers Cooperative Extension, this 20-week program trains volunteers in important environmental issues affecting New Jersey, enabling them to solve problems in their respective communities. Starting late January this year, the […]
When Picking Apples on a Farm With 5,000 Rules, Watch Out for the Ladders
Bill Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Entrepreneurship Ag Day broadens students’ plans
Albert Ayeni – Department of Plant Biology; Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Awarded $360,000 HUD Grant to Reduce Residential Health Hazards
Entomologist Changlu Wang, associate extension specialist in urban pest management in the Department of Entomology, and researchers in the Urban Entomology Lab he leads, were awarded $360,000 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to investigate patterns of pest infestation and pesticide use in low-income housing in New Jersey. The Rutgers researchers will […]
NJAES Hosts Introductory Tour of NJ Agriculture for Chancellor Dutta
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) executive director Robert Goodman and research director Brad Hillman led an introductory tour of New Jersey agriculture and NJAES off-campus research facilities for Chancellor of Rutgers–New Brunswick, Debasish Dutta, on December 5. The tour began with a visit to Readington River Buffalo Farm in Flemington, where owner and son […]
Necessary Role of Extension in Development of Agricultural Regulations
Michelle Infante-Casella – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Brian Schilling – Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Dept. of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics
In Memoriam: Daymon Thatch, Alum and Former Chair for Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
Daymon W. Thatch, 81 of Manasquan passed away December 16, 2017 at Ocean Medical Center, Brick with his wife Elizabeth at his side. Born in Chicago, Daymon was raised in Highland Park, NJ, and during his life resided in College Park, Md., Piscataway, NJ and since 2001, in Manasquan, NJ. He received his undergraduate and […]
Colleagues, Friends and Family Remember Glenn Tappen at Hort Farm 3 Tree Dedication
On Monday, Nov 27, 2017, a tree planting ceremony took place at Horticulture Research Farm 3 on the George H. Cook Campus to honor the life of Glenn Tappen, who passed away on Aug. 26, 2016. A research farm supervisor, Tappen joined Rutgers in 1969 and spent his entire career of 47 years supporting colleagues […]
Support agriculture while crossing off your holiday list
Master Gardener Program – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Three Plant Biology Graduate Students Win Awards at Scientific Conferences
Three students in the School of Graduate Studies’ Plant Biology graduate program, who attended the joint international meeting of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America and Soil Science Society of America, came away from the event with several awards for their oral and poster presentations. The premiere annual gathering for professionals […]
