Rutgers students can take advantage of a new, 3-credit study abroad program this summer in Antalya, Turkey. Empowering Turkish Women Farmers has been added to the growing list of summer International Service Learning programs through the Rutgers Center for Global Education. From May 16 to June 3 this year, students will live in the homes of […]
Raising Disease-Resistant Oysters at Rutgers Haskin Shellfish Lab
Join Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory Director Dave Bushek on a virtual tour of the facilities and the important research conducted there for WHYY’s Friday Arts. Bushek demonstrates the process of raising disease-resistant oysters and explains how it not only benefits consumers and the oyster industry, but fish and birds as well.
Articles Contributed by Rutgers Extension Personnel Rank Among Top 50 “Most Read” in the Journal of Extension
The Journal of Extension (JOE) is the official refereed journal of the U.S. Cooperative Extension System and serves as a forum for emerging and contemporary issues affecting Extension education.
Wes Kline Receives 2014 Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture Award
Wesley Kline, agricultural and resource management agent with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County, received a 2014 Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture award at the annual State Agricultural Convention on Feb. 5. The Distinguished Service Awards are presented each year during the convention banquet by the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture (SBOA) to […]
Service to agriculture gets honor for agent at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County
Dr. Wesley Kline, agricultural agent at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Cumberland County, was recognized with the 2014 Distinguished Service to New Jersey Agriculture Award on Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the 2014 Agriculture Conventions in Atlantic City. K…
Support Group Shows Grandparents They Are Not Alone
According to a 2010 U.S. Census, 6.2 percent of all children in New Jersey lived in grandparent headed households and the number of children being raised by their grandparents continues to rise. Whatever the reason and situation, grandparents raising t…
Support Group Shows Grandparents They Are Not Alone
According to a 2010 U.S. Census, 6.2 percent of all children in New Jersey lived in grandparent headed households and the number of children being raised by their grandparents continues to rise. Whatever the reason and situation, grandparents raising t…
Grover Cleveland Middle School Students Investigate Climate Change
When students can apply what they learn in school to real-world situations, it helps drives a lesson home. For nine students from Grover Cleveland Middle School (GCMS), Caldwell, the 4-H Rutgers Global Climate & Environmental Change Teen Summit wil…
Lifelong 4-Her’s Journey Brings Her Full Circle to Rutgers
For those not well acquainted with the 4-H Youth Development Program, they may think a typical 4-H’er doesn’t journey much beyond their county fair. That’s a common misperception. Just ask Kristen Johnson (SEBS ’17), a seasoned member of the 4-H program at Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County. Kristen’s involvement in 4-H has taken her […]
Sustaining Farming on the Urban Fringe: Motivating Farmers to Attend Worthwhile Extension Programs
Profit is not the only thing that motivates farmers to engage in worthwhile Extension programs. As professionals working in agriculture, do we consider farmers’ personal motivations for learning when teaching improved practices or new technologies? Read more.
