Kids go for the animals, teens go for the rides and parents go for the food – and there’s plenty of all those things at your county fair. Do you know the connection between Rutgers, 4-H and county fairs? Learn more about it.
Rutgers EARTH Center Hosts Middlesex County Eco-Adventures Summer Program
Middlesex County students entering grades 5 through 8 are invited to attend a summer day program, “Eco-Adventures at the EARTH Center,” scheduled for August 26-30. The program will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick, home of the county’s Rutgers Cooperative Extension office.
Gather your own eggs from chickens Hunterdon 4-H club is raising
Members of the Hunterdon Fur ‘n’ Feathers 4-H club are raising 350 Rhode Island Red pullets and a few cockerels to sell as a club fundraiser. Among them is Bennett Mirabito, 15, of East Amwell Township. He has 50 of the female chicks – which will becom…
New Jersey 4-H members to attend national conference
Thirty 4-H members have been selected to represent New Jersey at the 2013 Citizenship Washington Focus Conference. This conference, now in its 54th year, is taking place this week at the National 4-H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, Md. Citizens…
Cape May County Cyber Explorers 4-H Club: Marine Robotics Champions
For the second consecutive year, the Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program fielded a rookie team to the Greater Philadelphia SeaPerch Challenge and walked away with top awards. The Cyber Explorers 4-H Club high school team, comprising David Heacock, Nate Hoffman and Ben and Joe Johnson captured the award for overall winner in the […]
Participants in Poultry Workshop Fine Tune their Skills
On May 4, the Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program‘s Livestock Committee hosted a Poultry Clinic. Nearly 40 members of the community and 4-Hers from as far away as Ocean County attended the educational event, held in the Lockwood 4-H Youth Center in Cape May Court House, NJ. Pictured above, senior 4-H members Cody […]
State 4-H Camp Hosts Overnight Youth Camp for More Than Six Decades
For many youngsters, the first extensive time away from the family hearth is a sleepaway camp during the summer, like the one offered by the Lindley G. Cook 4-H Youth Center for Outdoor Education. Each year, for the past 62 years, the center has offered a high quality, fun-filled overnight camp experience to countless youths, grades […]
RCE Ag Agent Pat Rector Receives 4-H Educator of the Year Award
Pat Rector, environmental and resource management agent in Morris and Somerset counties, was recently recognized by the New Jersey Association of 4-H Agents with the 4-H Educator of the Year Award for her significant contributions to the 4-H program. This award, which is presented annually, recognizes an individual or a group for outstanding professional educational […]
Mercer County Boys and Girls Club Receives Friend of 4-H Award
David E. Anderson, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer County, was recently recognized by the New Jersey Association of 4-H Agents with the Friend of 4-H Award for his support of the 4-H program. This award, which is presented annually, recognizes an individual or a group for outstanding technical, […]
The IR-4 Project: Celebrating 50 Years at Rutgers
The IR-4 Project, a federal-state agricultural research collaboration headquartered at Rutgers, celebrated a milestone by hosting its 50th anniversary reception at the Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center in New Brunswick, NJ, on April 16. The IR-4 Project was established by the USDA and the State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors in 1963 to provide state-of-the-art […]
