December ushers in the winter season and our attention turns indoors for festivities and family for the holiday season. It is also time to buy and gift plants appropriate to the season. One such group of plants are the red, yellow and silver leaved forms of Dyckia, commonly called Sawblade Plant. Read more »
Agriculture and natural resources agent William Errickson shares what to plant for attracting birds, and how letting them go to seed provides an autumn food source for a variety of species. Native grasses can also provide food and shelter. Read more »
Wellness on Wednesday webinars with Family & Community Health Sciences focuses on a variety of topics related to food, nutrition, and healthy lifestyles. Now is the time to make some of those small changes that will improve your health in a large way! Read more »
Rutgers is among four institutions awarded a grant to field-test a promising method of treating environmental reservoirs of the pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome - a disease that is devastating bat populations in North America. Read more »
The plan facilitates New Jersey's new Food Waste Recycling Law. More sustainable management of food can feed more New Jerseyans confronting food insecurity and improve soil quality to enhance agriculture, community gardening, and plant growth through the use of compost. Read more »
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) is an integral component of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The experiment station provides a diverse range of research, extension, and education programs that serve the people of New Jersey and the urban, suburban, and rural communities in which they live. Through its Cooperative Extension offices in all 21 New Jersey counties, dedicated 4-H agents, Extension specialists, Family & Community Health Sciences educators, and Agriculture and Natural Resources agents work to serve New Jersey residents in every area of the state. Read More About NJAES »
Home flocks, no matter what the size, require water, food, and daily care. Caring for a flock is a 24-hour, seven day a week commitment that begins with your very first bird.
Note: Please check with your local office for changes in programming and office hours.
County offices provide all kinds of information and assistance regarding 4-H, agriculture, family and community health sciences, marine science, and natural resources and the environment. Our Rutgers Cooperative Extension county offices, found in all 21 counties, are the result of a partnership between Rutgers Cooperative Extension, Boards of County Commissioners, and the US Department of Agriculture.
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station research and extension programs are primarily funded through appropriations and sponsored research. Private giving provides an opportunity for individuals and organizations to make an impact on the diverse range of research, extension, and education programs that serve the people of New Jersey and the urban, suburban, and rural communities in which they live.
