Master Gardeners, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
The steps to a healthy lawn
Rutgers Soil Testing Lab, NJAES
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program Helps Families Prepare for Going Back to School
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cape May County
Rutgers EcoComplex: Building the Bioenergy Industry of New Jersey
The Rutgers EcoComplex is a nationally recognized center for sustainable biomass energy business incubation and clean energy cluster development. Designated a Clean Energy Innovation Center, it focuses on innovative bioenergy processes and was one of the first in the nation to serve as a university-based clean energy business incubator. It was recognized by the State […]
Rutgers Researchers Working to Make Shellfish Aquaculture a Priority Economic Activity
Many coastal states have developed multi-million dollar shellfish aquaculture industries and sell their shellfish products in markets close to New Jersey. A key to their success has been a top-down mandate from state government to grow the industry. States such as Maryland, Virginia, and Rhode Island have experienced tremendous growth in shellfish production stemming from […]
SEBS Student Completes Paid Summer Ag Internship With Growmark
Plant biology major Catherine Cincotta (SEBS’17) completed a 12-week paid summer internship with industry giant Growmark, Inc., an agricultural inputs supplier and farm cooperative with an estimated $8.9 billion in annual sales. Her internship, a full-time summer experience, was at Growmark’s distribution facility located in Easthampton, New Jersey, in her home county of Burlington. In […]
RCE Agent Jenny Carleo Wins National Award for Creative Excellence
Jenny Carleo (CC’99, GSNB ’03), Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) agricultural and resource management agent for Cape May County, received a 2016 Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP) Award for Creative Excellence at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. JCEP, a partnership of Extension Professional Associations, presents its award […]
Join Union County Master Gardeners for Healthy Outdoor Fun and Community Service
Union County residents looking for a fun, active community service opportunity are invited to join the Rutgers Master Gardeners of Union County. Master Gardeners are trained and certified by Rutgers experts. No previous experience with gardening is nee…
Perfect New Jersey tomato matter of taste — and science
Out in Upper Deerfield Township in Cumberland County, surrounded by hundreds of acres of corn, are a few acres where Rutgers University researchers are growing the tomatoes of tomorrow… “We started breeding tomatoes that resist bruising,” said Jack Rabin, associate director of farm programs for Rutgers’ New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. “That’s where the train ran off the track. We were so good at what we were doing, we forgot that people wanted to have a sloppy, juicy thing that left juice running down their chin.” “If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that there’s no such thing as the perfect tomato, said Extension Specialist Tom Orton as he stood among rows of tomato plants at the station’s field.
Join the Master Tree Stewards this Fall
Enrollment is now open for Union County’s Master Tree Stewards program. Members of this all-volunteer organization spend the fall season on guided nature walks to learn about the critical role that trees play in our environment, and each spring they fa…





