By Alexandra Kelly ABSTRACT Harmful algal blooms along the Gulf Coast of Florida have been increasing in size, duration, and frequency. They are caused by an influx of nutrients into the ecosystem which stimulated the growth of the organism Karenia brevis. The blooms use up the oxygen in the water, killing the majority of marine […]
Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics
Provisioning Garden is the Newest Living Laboratory on the Cook Campus
Students returning to the George H. Cook Campus this fall were greeted with a new garden installed at the Cook Office Building (COB) across from the popular Skelly Field on Dudley Road. The Provisioning Garden showcases plants that contribute provisioning services to assist humans and wildlife in some way—as food, fuel, fiber, medicine, and habitat. […]
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Impact and Options for Extension Professionals
By Barbara O’Neill, Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist in Financial Resource Management Reprinted from Journal of Extension, February 2019, Vol. 57, No. 1 A major event affecting personal financial planning today is the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that was signed into law in December 2017. Thus, a new “tool of the trade” for […]
Rutgers Students and Staff Attend 2018 National FFA Convention
Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) students and staff attended the 91st National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, October 24-27. Every year, FFA members nationwide converge to celebrate their accomplishments and find inspiration for their next steps. The event involved an exciting amount of motivational keynote speakers, energetic concerts, fulfilling workshops and […]
The Journey Begins: Inaugural Class Meeting of Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation Agribusiness Scholars
The Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation (CCCF) Agribusiness Scholars program provides selected students matriculating at the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Science with the applied knowledge, leadership qualities, analytical skills and experiences required for successful careers in the domestic and global agribusiness sector. Instituted in the spring of 2017 from a $1 million endowment from […]
Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors Bestows Award of Excellence on NJAES Team
The Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors gave its 2018 Award for Excellence in Multistate Research to the technical committee of NE1335 for the project, “Resource Management in Commercial Greenhouse Production,” a USDA-funded research initiative that focuses on supporting commercial plant production in controlled environments such as greenhouses, high tunnels and indoor […]
Empowering Small-Scale Local Entrepreneurs in Nicaragua
EDITOR’S NOTE: Robin Brumfield, Rutgers specialist in farm management and professor in the Department of Agricultural and Food Resource Economics, writes about her experience in Nicaragua as part of a two-week training program for local residents. In April, I found myself telling indigenous women of the Pinos Fabrettinos Cooperative in San Jose de Cusmapa, […]
2018 SEBS Convocation Remarks by Executive Dean Bob Goodman
Good morning! I extend my congratulations and warmest best wishes to our graduates. I also want to express my thanks to friends and family who have supported your student scholars through their careers and life-building experiences here at Rutgers New Brunswick and its School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. All of you have reached a […]
A Celebration of Excellence 2018
On April 23, faculty, staff and students attended the 25th annual Celebration of Excellence for the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station held at Neilson Dining Hall. According to executive dean Bob Goodman, this signature event acknowledges contributions that meet carefully-considered criteria, including creativity, original work and ideas, […]
Rutgers Agribusiness Scholars Program Grows through Matching Donation Challenge from Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation
With the graying of New Jersey’s and the nation’s farmers, many are posing the question – who will be the next generation of growers? Beyond that lies a diverse structure of agricultural-affiliated industries that face a similar conundrum. A recent National Institute of Food and Agriculture/Purdue University study projects that, in the coming years, there […]