Insects can be scary, like stink bugs, even deadly, like mosquitoes. There have been 33 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne West Nile Virus in New Jersey residents this year, and one elderly Burlington County man died this month. But mosquitoes aren’…
A new garden ‘crop’ is taking root in Central Jersey
"Growing Lives One Seed at a Time" is a unique gardening initiative involving the partnership of Rotary International and Rutgers University in the five counties throughout Central Jersey. The partnership is focusing on providing opportunities …
New Brunswick Community Farmer’s Market Open Every Thurs. & Sat. Into October
For the past four years, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Rutgers University have teamed up to provide the New Brunswick community with a local farmer’s market located at Jones Avenue and Georges Road. The New Brunswick Community Farmer’s Market, a …
Rutgers Partners in Hard Core Financial Education Boot Camp
Launches new website designed to promote financial literacy
Stormwater Management Program held in Camden
Amy Boyajian, Hae-An Chyun (Water Resources Program), Maggie McCann (RCE of Camden County), staff from The Nature Conservancy, and the LEAF interns from The Nature Conservancy participated in the “Stormwater Management in the City of Camden” educational program that included the installation of a rain garden in the front of Woodrow Wilson High School, Camden, […]
Annual Tomato Tasting at Snyder Farm
On August 29, the 2012 Great Tomato Tasting at the Clifford E. and Melda C. Snyder Research and Extension Farm drew an estimated crowd of 1,400 to sample more than 100 varieties of tomatoes along with basil, peaches, apples, melons, honey and more. New to this year’s event was a chef demonstration and tasting by […]
Williams Presents Lecture at Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar Veterinary Conference
Carey Williams (Animal Sciences) presented a lecture titled “Antioxidant Research and its Applications for Use in Exercising Horses” at the Hambletonian Continuing Education Seminar Veterinary Conference at the Sheraton Meadowlands Conference Center on August 3. Equine Science Center staff members Tiffany Cody and Anne Molnar presented a vendor table with information throughout the conference. Center […]
Focus on Equine Nutrition: Carey Williams Discusses Research
Equine extension specialist Carey Williams at the Equine Science Center of Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station discusses her research on competitive horse nutrition.
Rutgers Researchers Help State Take Aim at West Nile Virus
Don’t panic, experts say as reports of outbreak spread nationwide
Healthy Eating at the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market
From mid-spring through fall, the Rutgers Gardens Farmers Market on Ryders Lane in New Brunswick offers healthy eating. Items are fresh from Jersey farms or made by local vendors.
