Winter is waning and it’s almost time to start prepping gardens and yards for Spring. As our weather grows warmer, Rutgers University is holding its Annual Home Gardeners School for master and novice alike. A tradition for 37 years, the Home Gardeners …
Rutgers Paper Makes Cover of Journal of Food Science
The Journal of Food Science selected an image from a Rutgers paper on “High Pressure Processing of Clams” for the cover of the February 2013 issue. The paper was authored by Gabriel Mootian; Mukund Karwe and Donald Schaffner, professors of Food Science, and Gef Flimlin, marine agent at Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Read the full journal […]
Rutgers Extension Faculty Play Key Role at NOFA-NJ Annual Conference
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey held its 23rd annual Food and Agriculture Winter Conference at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft, NJ, this January. Classes on a wide range of topics were presented to over 400 attendees, making it the largest NOFA-NJ Winter Conference, to date. The two-day conference featured 50 speakers, 10 […]
Rutgers Class Reveals Hazards of Flood-Damaged Buildings on March 12
New Jersey residents can learn about the hidden dangers of flooded buildings and how to protect themselves in this course offered by the Rutgers Office of Continuing Professional Education. Months after Hurricane Sandy pounded New Jersey, many people are still dealing with the clean-up and rebuilding of their flooded homes and businesses. The health hazards […]
Rutgers Collaborates To Train Green Industry Workforce
The Rutgers University NJAES Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) and The Bilingual Group announced TRAIN YOUR WORKFORCE: English and Spanish for the Green Industry in New Jersey. The program is designed to build language skills of the wo…
Warmer and Wetter January for Contiguous US
According to data from the Rutgers Global Snow Lab [part of the Office of the New Jersey State Climatologist], the January snow cover extent for the contiguous U.S. was above average at 1.4 million square miles.
European Horse Meat Scandal Not Likely to Happen in U.S.
Europeans were horrified to learn that their frozen processed beef products — including lasagna and hamburger — tested positive for horse meat, but experts said it was unlikely that horsemeat could ever make it onto plates on this side of the Atlanti…
Growing Ethnic Vegetables in the Garden State
Research Focuses on Specialty Crops Fresh fruit and vegetable consumption has been on a steady decline but a wave of health conscious consumers and the growing “eat local” movement have provided some measure of optimism. In certain states like New Jersey, another wave of consumers of fresh produce is immigrants from other countries who bring […]
Bioengineered Salmon Has Some Consumers Smelling Something Fishy
Whether raised on a farm or fished from the wild, salmon is a popular protein choice for consumers — especially those who want a health-conscious diet.Some Californians are concerned about a genetically-engineered salmon that will soon be arrivin…
NY/NJ Baykeeper Expands Oyster Research in NWS Earle Waters
NY/NJ Baykeeper has been awarded a contract in the amount of $155,676.60 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in support of the NY/NJ Baykeeper Oyster Restoration Program…Baykeeper and the Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainabili…
