In the land of asparagus, it’s a male dominated world where the female just can’t catch a break. Not weighed down by seed, the male asparagus not only out-yields the female, but ironically is more tender and sweet. Read more on how males take the lead in hybrid asparagus production in the latest “Sustainable Farming […]
NJ Secretary of Ag Acknowledges Rutgers 4-H Equine Clubs During Month of the Horse Kickoff Event
Source: New Jersey Department of Agriculture New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher kicked off June as the Month of the Horse in New Jersey on Friday, June 6 by highlighting the state’s 4-H equine clubs, which operate through Rutgers Cooperative Extension county offices. Fisher observed a demonstration by the Gloucester County Equine Science […]
Cumberland County 4-H Offers Summer Enrichment Program for Middle Schoolers
Cumberland County 4-H will offer a marine science summer enrichment program called SEA-SI: Sea Science Investigations that will enable participants to become active stewards of the Oranokin Creek through exploration of water quality, marine life, boating and crabbing. The enrichment program will be held August 25 to 27, from 9 a.m. to noon at Beaver […]
Maria Mattera completes Master Gardener program
Maria Mattera, of the Township Public Works Department, was recognized at the committee meeting on Monday, June 2, for completing the Rutgers Master Gardener’s program at the Cumberland County Cooperative Building, a township official said recently. “Maria had demonstrated an interest in horticulture and was part of our grounds crew, who are responsible for maintaining the various township owned facilities,” said Kimberly Krauss, township clerk.
2014 IFNH Food and the Human Experience Grant Series Closes out in Trenton
On April 29, against the backdrop of the historic Trenton War Memorial, over 75 of Trenton’s local community members and health professionals gathered in impassioned discussion for the final event in the grant series, Food and the Human Experience, facilitated by the New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH). For the past year, […]
World Water Monitoring Challenge Field Trip Engages Students in Cumberland County
Cumberland County 4-H and Belleplain State Forest presented a World Water Monitoring Challenge field trip for middle school students from the Landis Intermediate School in Vineland on May 15. Cumberland County 4-H Agent Julie Karavan and Forest Director Lorraine McKay joined forces to immerse students in a natural environment to enjoy the beauty of Belleplain […]
Rutgers breeding for sweet taste of strawberry success
Jersey Fresh strawberries are here and the plump, juicy, and delicious fruit is available now at community farmers markets, local farm markets, and pick-your-own farms throughout the state…Pete Nitzsche, Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station agricultural resource management agent, said, “Wholesale production has declined in New Jersey because of competition from large scale producers in Florida and California…” Rutgers NJAES agricultural resource management agents Nitzsche and Bill Hlubik have been running strawberry variety trials for several years on New Jersey farms.
What’s in Season from the Garden State: Celebrating Over 100 Years of Ag Innovation and the NJ Farmers that Helped
For a university that has been around for almost 250 years, big anniversaries are a good time to gauge progress and reflect on past accomplishments. While Rutgers University still has another two years to go before its actual 250th anniversary (it was established in 1766), the year 2014 marks two milestones that reflect the university’s […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service Celebrates 100 Years
A standing-room-only crowd gathered at the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension May 29, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Cooperative Extension Service…The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established the Coo…
Rutgers Collaborates on National Farmland Preservation Conference
The oft seen bumper sticker “No Farmers, No Food,” conveys a clear message about the importance of farmers. But what about the farmland they – and we – depend on? Preserving farmland everywhere provides abundant local food supplies and many public benefits: ecological services, wildlife habitat, land and soil conservation and open space. Nationwide, 28 […]
