On November 3, Joseph Goffreda (CC’83), associate professor of plant biology and pathology and director of the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research Extension Center, and Anna Voordeckers, who retired in 2015 as a lab technician with over 50 years working in the Rutgers tree fruit breeding program, were presented with the R&D Council of New […]
Cranberry strains developed by Rutgers are being grown globally
Nicholi Vorsa – Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
A Revolutionary Meal: NJAES Celebrates 250th Anniversary with Rutgers-Bred Foods on the Menu
From November 10, 2015 through the end of 2016, the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) has been celebrating Rutgers 250th anniversary by showcasing an all-star variety from its plant and shellfish breeding programs each month. The select varieties are developed by Rutgers agriculture and aquaculture researchers from across New Jersey. Through the NJAES, […]
Daniel Rossi, former NJAES Associate Director (Ag. Economics ‘71; ‘73), Inducted to NIFA Hall of Fame
Daniel Rossi, former executive director of the Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NERA), has been inducted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Hall of Fame, which was established in 2011 “to recognize individuals whose exceptional contributions to NIFA’s mission at the local, regional, national, […]
Rutgers’ Bountiful Cranberries Spreading in U.S., Canada and Overseas
Nicholi Vorsa – Department of Plant Biology and Pathology
Jack Rabin (CC’78) Receives Distinguished Service Award, Capping an Almost 34-Year Career at Rutgers
Jack Rabin, associate director for farm programs, NJAES, has been awarded the New Jersey Farm Bureau Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award for 2016, presented at the Farm Bureau Annual Meeting on November 14 at the Westin Princeton Hotel in Princeton, NJ. The award is presented annually by Farm Bureau, the state’s largest membership organization representing […]
Equine Science Center to host Evening of Science & Celebration on Nov. 17
Karyn Malinowski – Department of Animal Science, Equine Science Center
What’s in Season from the Garden State: Rutgers on Your Plate – 250th Anniversary Spotlights NJAES-Developed Foods
You wouldn’t know it from looking at your dinner plate, but some of the foods you consume, whether from a supermarket, farm market, garden, or local restaurant, were developed at Rutgers. Through the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES), the university has been and continues to breed varieties of fruits and vegetables, and even […]
Brooke Maslo and the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Team are Assisting Woodbridge Township in Floodplain Restoration
Brooke Maslo (SEBS’10)—assistant research professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, and wildlife and research specialist, Center for Urban Restoration Ecology—was interviewed earlier this year by Greenable Woodbridge TV. Maslo—along with the Wildlife Conservation and Management Program, and Water Resources Program within the Cooperative Extension—have been assisting Woodbridge Township in the restoration of the […]
Rather than Fret Over Halloween Candy Indulgence, Rutgers Nutrition Experts Advise Parents to Focus on Healthy Daily Eating
Members of the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health weigh in on children’s candy binge on Halloween vs. the big picture of the value of every day healthy eating. Read more at Rutgers Today.
