Each year the USDA proclaims a “National Farmers Market Week” to remind consumers to visit these markets in the summer and fall. August 6-12 this year marks the 24th of this annual celebration that highlights the vital role farmers markets play in our nation’s food system. According to the NJ Department of Agriculture, there are […]
A Sticking Point – How oyster shell scarcity puts the aquaculture industry between a rock and a hard place
Dave Bushek – Haskin Shellfish Research Lab
The Baby Oyster Bottleneck
Lucia De Souza Lima Safi – Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory
Inaugural NJ FoodTech 2023 Conference – A Success!
Nolan Lewin – Food Innovation Center
Rutgers Nursery and Ornamental Research and Demonstrations
With the help of RAREC farm crew and funding through RCE leadership, Tim Waller (Cumberland, Nursery Crops) has been diligently working to bring four Quonset-style high tunnels back into production for nursery and ornamental related research and demonstrations. Initially, the high tunnels required partial demolition, new flooring, hip and foot boards, wiggle-wire channels, 6mil plastic […]
Rutgers Beginner Farmer Training Program Tours Bullock Farms
Bill Hlubik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
4-H Teams with Rutgers Scientists to Train Teens to Serve as STEM Ambassadors
Janice McDonnell – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
2023 Rutgers Turfgrass Research Field Days
By all measures, the Rutgers Turfgrass Research Field Days held on July 25 and 26, 2023, were a resounding success. Faculty, staff and students in the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science were able to present their current research findings during three events over the two days, which attracted more than 537 people from Finland, Canada […]
Jack-in-the-Pulpit – A Flower Insects Would Die For!
Bruce Crawford – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Dangerous levels of toxic ‘blue-green algae’ found in South Jersey ponds and lakes
Mike Haberland – Rutgers Cooperative Extension
