Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) held its annual awards program at the 2013 Annual Joint Department Meeting on December 10 to recognize outstanding performances of students, faculty and staff. Among the awards given was the “RCE Diversity Award,” presented to Kenneth Karamichael, associate director of youth development at Office of Continuing Professional Education, and the RCE […]
A Day in the Life of Extension
By Nick Polanin, Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Somerset County Agricultural Agent The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Smith-Lever Act which officially created the national Cooperative Extension System. Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension helps the diverse population of New Jersey adapt to a rapidly changing society […]
N.J.’s great women – on the farm and in the wild
For 2014, Annie’s Project New Jersey of Rutgers Cooperative Extension has announced its offering of a six-week course for greenhouse growers. This national farm business management program educates and empowers local women farmers, and since 2011 has o…
Union County 4-H STEM Club celebrates 5 years
Union County Freeholders Sergio Granados (far left) and Vernell Wright (far right) joined the Union County 4-H STEM (Science, Technology, Enginering, and Math) Club for a special celebration in honor of the club’s five-year anniversary.
4-H is a nati…
RCE Announces Annual Wilbur M. Runk and Merle V. Adams Award Winners for 2013
Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) held its annual awards program at the 2013 Annual Joint Department Meeting on December 10 to recognize outstanding performances of students, faculty and staff. Two of its awards are in honor of former Extension faculty, Wilbur M. Runk and Merle V. Adams. Dane Jensen, Ph.D. food science candidate whose mentor is […]
Master Gardener class to start
The Monmouth County Master Gardener program is accepting applications for its next round of training. The deadline to apply is Jan. 6. "Each Master Gardener trainee receives in-depth, hands-on training in horticulture from the best in the field – R…
Cape May Tech students assist at oyster breeding site
Cape May County Technical High School senior Nate Horvath, even as he was being pelted with freezing rain, was glad to be out of the classroom. Horvath and five other seniors spent their school days this week helping move oysters at the Rutgers Cape Sh…
4-H Exchange Program to Russia and New Jersey
During the months of June and July this year, the 4-H Teen Russian/American International Leadership (T.R.A.I.L.) program conducted an exchange where New Jersey 4-H youth traveled to the city of St. Petersburg as well as the city of Petrozavodsk, located in the northwestern region of Karelia, Russia, for a two week home-stay with a fledgling […]
Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program promotes green initiatives, sustainability
For nearly 10 years, the Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program, which is offered by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County, has motivated local residents to focus on preserving and appreciating the environment. The lesson will continue …
Faculty and Staff Pick a Peck of Hot Peppers
“Hot pepper in the body invigorates the soul” is a popular adage in West Africa. Members of the Department of Plant Biology and Pathology have been evaluating peppers from different parts of the world as part of the ethnic crop research initiative started at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences in 2001.
