A Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Board of Managers Listening Session was hosted by NJAES, the NJAES Board of Managers (BOM), the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture and the New Jersey Farm Bureau at the Rutgers EcoComplex in Bordentown on July 17. The BOM is an […]
Thousands flock to Howell for 4-H Fair
A drenched Pat Stanton sat in a dunk tank, waiting for another good arm to send her plunging back into the water for a sixth time. “It’s getting pretty dry up here,” she called out to passers-by. The dunk tank belonged to her son’s Infinity Robotics Club and taking pity upon her son’s equally soaked comrades, the Hopewell woman decided to take a couple for the team…The Mercer County 4-H, a youth development program, is part of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service, which just entered its 100th year. From kindergarten to recent high school graduates, 4-H members are taught life, leadership and citizenship skills via community clubs, summer camps, school enrichment and other programs.
New Jersey Teens Delve into STEM Learning at Rutgers
The Rutgers Summer Science Program partners with Samsung to give high school students from underserved communities in New Jersey an opportunity to explore different areas of science. See how the 2014 program intrigued budding student scientists.
Photos: Mercer County 4-H Fair at Howell Living History Farm
The 96th annual Mercer County 4-H Fair kicked off today and continues through tomorrow at the Howell Living History Farm. The fair includes livestock shows and judging, 4-H exhibits, food, hayrides, farm tours and demonstrations, music, children’…
New Jersey 4-H Youth Develop Skills at Leadership Washington Focus Conference
Fifteen New Jersey 4-H youth are ready to take on the challenges of leadership in the 21st century after experiencing the vibrant, living classroom of the nation’s capital as part of Leadership Washington Focus (LWF), an intensive 4-H leadership development program for middle-school youth. The conference was held at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center […]
What’s in Season from the Garden State: Legendary Jersey Tomatoes and the Role NJ Farmers Played in Selecting Winners
Alumni Note: Rutgers’ work in tomato breeding was greatly influenced by the farm families growing test plants for the university. These families in turn were influenced by their connection to Rutgers. Read about Joe Musumeci’s (CAES ’67) journey from the family farm to Rutgers. Several of the classic Jersey tomato varieties that were grown on […]
It’s fairly obvious: tents and rides and good times
The county fair has been around longer than Cooperative Extension. But Extension has been involved in county fairs since its establishment in the early 1900s. Nearly every county has a county fair, in which staff, volunteers, and families invest a great deal of time and effort to organize, promote, and run every year…”This event is the culmination of hard work by our 4-H leaders, members, and parents,” said Chad Ripberger, 4-H agent for Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Mercer County. “Our fair is an excellent place for the members of Mercer County 4-H and the residents of Mercer County to showcase their talents and receive recognition for their individual entries.”
Rutgers 4-H Helps Host Sicilian Youth in Collaborative Program Funded by U.S. State Department
Over the course of three weeks in May and June this year, 14 youth and two adult educators from three communities in Sicily, Italy, participated in a Youth Leadership Program funded by the U.S. Department of State and facilitated by the University of Delaware and Rutgers University. During this exchange program, which focused on the […]
2014 Rutgers Snyder Farm Open House and Great Tomato Tasting
The ever-popular annual Great Tomato Tasting at Snyder Farm continues to grow and expand, and this year there will be more to experience than ever. Hosted by Rutgers Snyder Research Farm in Pittstown, the event will take place on Wednesday, August 27 from 3 to 7:30 p.m. In addition to the 80 varieties of tomatoes […]
Professor Emeritus Bernard L. Pollack (1920 – 2014), Breeder of ‘Ramapo’ Tomato
Professor Emeritus of Plant Breeding and Genetics Bernard “Bernie” Pollack passed away on July 14, at the age of 94. Pollack joined Rutgers in 1960 as faculty in the Department of Horticulture and Forestry and retired in 1985. While his work in vegetable breeding extended to eggplant, pepper and tomatoes, Pollack is most renowned for […]
