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Discover your new ultra-niche crop
American Agriculturist, 3/17/2017
Learn secrets of profiting from seven ultra-niche crops in Rutgers’ Progressive New Farmer project... No
farmer is too old to adapt or try something new. The key is openness to discovering the right moneymaker. Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is making that task simpler.
RUTGERS AND THE CLEARING CORPORATION CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCE
$1,000,000 GIFT TO THE UNIVERSITY
Home News Tribune, 3/24/2017
The Executive Dean of the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Dr. Robert
M. Goodman, today announced the establishment of a $1 million endowment from The Clearing
Corporation Charitable Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation of the State of Illinois, to support the
development of a new agribusiness scholars program at the School... "I am delighted to announce that
The Clearing Corporation Charitable Foundation has provided generous financial support that will deepen
our efforts to prepare our students for future leadership roles in agribusiness," says Goodman.
Ask Well: Red Cabbage vs. Blueberries?
The New York Times, 3/24/2017
Red cabbage is a low-calorie food that's a good source of vitamins. But if you're looking for a big infusion
of the potent antioxidants that blueberries are famous for, "you're not going to get that from red cabbage,"
said Amy Howell, a researcher at Rutgers University's Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry
Research. The antioxidant content of blueberries far exceeds that of raw red cabbage, according to a
Department of Agriculture analysis of nutrient values of fruits and vegetables.
BYERS: Climatologist's recipe for addressing climate change
Asbury Park Press, 3/24/2017
In case you didn't notice, New Jersey's weather in the last couple of months has been upside-down. Most
of February was weirdly spring-like - in fact, the warmest February on record in the state - while March
has behaved more like a typical February... Get used to it. Greater variability in weather may be the most
immediate impact of climate change on New Jersey, according to State Climatologist David Robinson.
Robinson, the keynote speaker at the 21st annual New Jersey Land Conservation Rally on March 17,
said there have been "a lot more extremes" in weather during the last few decades as a result of human
impacts on the climate.
Opinion: Welcome to the Brave New World of Stormwater
NJ Spotlight, 3/27/2017
We need to think of stormwater as a resource that supports our streams, lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries,
not something to be discarded and forgotten... Daniel J. Van Abs
Your favorite fruits have survived NJ's crazy weather ... so far
NJ101.5, 3/27/2017
New Jersey fruit farmers can't truly predict a bountiful crop until mid-May. On their calendars, that's when
the threat of a disastrous freeze goes out the window and they can finally stop biting their nails...
According to Hemant Gohil, an agricultural agent with Rutgers' Cooperative Extension of
Gloucester County, most varieties of yet-to-bloom fruits in the Garden State will likely not be negatively
affected by the wild swings in weather experienced over the past few weeks, even though the springlike
February weather pushed bud development along sooner than usual.
OPINION: Weather extremes the new NJ normal
MyCentralJersey.com, 3/27/2017
In case you didn't notice, New Jersey's weather in the last couple of months has been upside-down. Most
of February was weirdly spring-like - in fact, the warmest February on record in the state - while March
has behaved more like a typical February. Get used to it. Greater variability in weather may be the most
immediate impact of climate change on New Jersey, according to State Climatologist David Robinson.
The Paris Agreement is Burning
New Republic, 3/28/2017
After weeks of anticipation, President Donald Trump on Tuesday is expected to drop the bomb
environmentalists have been dreading: an executive order gutting U.S. efforts to fight human-caused
global warming... Not mentioned in the executive order is the Paris climate agreement, the 194-nation
accord that world leaders have described as "the best chance we have" at saving a livable planet. .. But,
even with Obama's climate policies in place, America still needed to figure out one more big push to do its
promised part in saving the planet. "We were already struggling to meet this agreement," said Jennifer
Francis, a research professor at Rutgers University's Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences,
"and this is basically just a step back in time."
Beware of warmed up food: Doctors reveal the most dangerous leftovers lurking in your
fridge
Daily Mail, 3/28/2017
Eating leftover rice can make you sick with food poisoning if it's not stored properly, experts have warned.
This is because cooking rice doesn't always kill all the pathogens living on it. This risk of getting food
poisoning from rice is raised when it's left at room temperature... Dr Donald Shaffner, a food scientist
at Rutgers University, told Lifehacker that some restaurants 'cook up a large batch of rice, hold it at
room temperature all day' and use it when needed, which can lead to food poisoning outbreaks.
Water Companies Act on Chemical Concerns as Rulemaking Process Drags on
NJ Spotlight, 3/28/2017
Some New Jersey water companies aren't waiting for scientists and state officials to decide whether to
regulate certain chemicals in drinking water, and are taking their own steps to ensure that customers'
water won't damage their health, a senior water company official told a state advisory panel on
Monday... Keith Cooper, chairman of the DWQI, said he was frustrated that the panel's first
recommendation under his leadership has still not become a regulation almost two years after it was
made, but predicted that the DEP's evaluation of the institute's recommendations would speed up as the
department deals with more such proposals. "I understand that it's taking them time to get the different
components together but once they've got these components together, I expect it to move a lot
smoother," Cooper said after the meeting.
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