The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) will be participating in a Rutgers University program designed to introduce non-scientists to key environmental issues in the state, the ACUA announced Tuesday afternoon. The 2013 class of Rutgers Cooperat…
New Jersey Winter Weather Outlook from State Climatologist
RU-tv WeatherWatcher program interviews State Climatologist David Robinson on what goes on at the Office of the State Climatologist and the winter weather outlook for 2013. For a summary of New Jersey’s weather for 2012, read the highlights of a most incredible year (following the December overview).
Pennsylvania winery owners take pride in Farm Show medal wins
It is one thing to receive recognition from "Wine Spectator" or elite wine critics such as Robert Parker. It’s another to be awarded a best of show Governor’s Cup for the top wine in the state at the Pennsylvania Farm Show…This year, 36 winer…
N.J. oyster colony to be expanded
Stand by for increased shelling at a Monmouth County, N.J., naval base. State environmental officials are allowing an experimental oyster colony at a Navy pier in Middletown to expand. The goal of researchers from Rutgers University and the New York/Ne…
Annie’s Project Farm Women’s Conference Offered in Three Locations in New Jersey
National farm business program educates and empowers women Rutgers Cooperative Extension is offering its women’s farm business management event, Annie’s Project: Farm Women Conference, in three separate locations in New Jersey, on Feb. 20, 21 and 22, 2013. This one-day, intensive training session and networking opportunity allows women who are unable to commit to a […]
Sensitizing Emergency Responders to the “R” Word
Retired Paterson Police Officer Larry Rudesyle recalls when words like ‘crazy’ and ‘retarded’ were used in dispatches to refer to a person behaving erratically. Recently, television shows like Glee have crusaded to banish stereotypes that surround the developmentally disabled. Similarly, the New Jersey Legislature made a big push to improve first responders’ understanding about developmental […]
Rotary, Rutgers, AristaCare kick off ‘Growing Lives’
Kicking off the "Growing Lives, One Seed at a Time" campaign, the Rotary and Rutgers District 7510, in collaboration with AristaCare at Cedar Oaks, hosted a kick-off social on Dec. 19…DePrado teamed up with Nicholas Polanin as co-coordinator …
Professor Joseph Heckman Weighs-in on Pastured Poultry
Rutgers soil scientist Joseph Heckman weighs-in on the benefits of raising pastured chickens and demonstrates the difference between pastured vs. non-pastured eggs (appearing at the 2:21 and 5:30 marks).
The NJ Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health hosts “RU Healthy?– Investing Today for a Healthier Tomorrow”
The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health (IFNH) hosted a capital campaign event, “RU Healthy?–Investing Today for a Healthier Tomorrow,” at the Rutgers Visitor Center on the Busch campus in Piscataway on October 22, 2012. The event provided the opportunity for Rutgers and external stakeholders to receive an update on the plans and […]
Chinese Professors Visit Rutgers as Part of Two-week Agricultural Tour of NJ
On November 28, the Rutgers University Equine Exercise Physiology Laboratory on College Farm Road opened its doors to a delegation of Chinese agricultural faculty visiting from Beijing. The delegation consisted of 20 top professors of agriculture in China who vied for the limited spots available for a two-week tour of several New Jersey facilities to […]
