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Top Provider of Cranberry Varietals in North America, Rutgers’ Breeding...
Gina Sideli is the new director of breeding program at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension. Courtesy of Lindsay Wells-Hansen. Quick quiz: Rutgers is the No....
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Christmas Tree Do’s and Don’ts: How to Choose the Best Tree this Season
Cut your own Christmas tree at The Village Tree Farm in Green Village, NJ. Photo credit: William Errickson. December is here, and that means Christmas is right around the corner! Holiday tunes are...
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Rutgers Innovators Named Edison Patent Award Recipients in Agriculture,...
Andy Wyendant and Jim Simon with their 2023 Edison Patent Award. Basil varieties that are resistant to the deadly downy mildew disease. A computational tool that calculates the probability of the...
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Rutgers Scientist Timothy Waller Offers Tips on How to Choose the Perfect...
New Jersey Christmas tree farms and nurseries offer a bevy of beautiful choices for anyone looking for the perfect tree, says Rutgers evergreen researcher Timothy Waller. Photo credit: Nick Romanenko....
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Rutgers University Scientists in Micronesia to Advance Food Security Initiatives
Gov. Stevenson A. Joseph, Pohnpei State, Micronesia (center) pictured with Rutgers delegates Dena Seidel (2nd from left), Ramu Govindasamy (3rd from left) and James Simon (3rd from right) during a...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Kate Brown Begins New Role with RCE of Somerset County
Announcement from Nicholas Polanin, chair, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) I am pleased to announce that Kate L. Brown joins Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Somerset County, as an...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Janine Spies Joins RCE as Statewide Program Leader in Fruit IPM
Announcement from Nicholas Polanin, chair, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) I am pleased to announce the following addition to our Faculty within the Department of Agriculture and...
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Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool Launches Nationwide to Digitize Crop...
Agronomy specialist testing soil. Photo: AlDa.team. Project partners, which included Rutgers Cooperative Extension, announced the nationwide release of its Fertilizer Recommendation Support Tool...
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Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science Hosts 33rd Annual Turfgrass Symposium
Stacy Bonos, John Sorochan, 2024 Turfgrass Symposium Keynote Speaker, and James Murphy. Photo: Susanne Ruemmelle. Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science hosted the 33rd Annual Turfgrass Symposium on...
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Surf Clams Off the Coast of Virginia Reappear – and Rebound
At the Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory, Brynne Wisner (right), a research intern, and Ailey Sheehan, a lab technician, collect live samples of surf clams for a study. Photo: Daphne Munroe The...
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Rutgers Entomologist Seeks Environmentally Friendly Ways to Thwart Crop Damage
In an ever more connected world, scientists say that the appearance of invasive insects, such as the spotted lanternfly, should be expected.A. Nielsen In 2003, Anne Nielsen became the first doctoral...
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Rutgers Is Developing a Sweeter, Firmer Blueberry for New Jersey Growers
Gina Sideli, assistant professor of plant biology, works in the blueberry fields at the Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research. Nick Romanenko/Rutgers University. Research to...
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Christmas Tree Do’s and Don’ts: How to Choose the Best Tree this Season
Cut your own Christmas tree at The Village Tree Farm in Green Village, NJ. Photo credit: William Errickson. December is here, and that means Christmas is right around the corner! Holiday tunes are...
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Rutgers Entomologist Seeks Environmentally Friendly Ways to Thwart Crop Damage
In an ever more connected world, scientists say that the appearance of invasive insects, such as the spotted lanternfly, should be expected.A. Nielsen In 2003, Anne Nielsen became the first doctoral...
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Cows and Solar Panels? In a New Jersey First, Project Melds Farming with...
Scientists are investigating how farmers can host a new type of vertical solar panel in their fields while cows can continue to graze. Photo credit: Office of Public Outreach and Communication – Lori...
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Extension Specialist Cesar Rodriguez-Saona Awarded USDA Grant for Integrated...
Honeybee pollinating blueberries. Photo courtesy of Cesar Rodriguez-Saona. Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, extension specialist in entomology, Department of Entomology, is the principal investigator of a...
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Ferrero Invests in U.S. Hazelnut Farming with Research Grants to Rutgers and...
Thomas Molnar, associate professor in the Department of Plant Biology, at the hazelnut orchard at Rutgers Horticultural Farm where he and his team are supporting genetic improvement and study of...
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