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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Annual Report Re-Design.

2011 AnnuAl RepoRt

njAes.RutgeRs.edu NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURA L tAble of contents

E XPERIMEN T i STAFF INFORMATION STATION i WE HAVE THE STATE COVERED ii FUNDING SOURCES AND EXPENDITURE BREAKDOWN

commeRciAl AgRicultuRe 1 Managing Stink Bugs; Constructing High Tunnels 3 Enhancing Agritourism; Educating Women Farmers

enviRonment And nAtuRAl ResouRces NEW JERSEY 5 IR-4 Pesticide Research Support; Aerosols and Air Quality Research 7 Building Rain Barrels and Gardens; Responding to Storms and Floods AGRICULTURA L fisheRies And AquAcultuRe E XPERIMEN T 9 Fisheries Leadership Reorganized; Improving Fisheries Management 11 Developing Oyster Genetics; Sea Grant Funding for Aquaculture STATION food, nutRition, And heAlth 13 Supporting Endocrine Health; Promoting Nutrition and Health 15 “Grow Healthy” Wellness Program; Creating Healthy School Meals

home, lAwn, And gARden 17 Greening the Turfgrass Industry; Fertilizer Law Sparks Training 19 Growing Community Gardens; Sustaining Urban Environments

Youth And communitY development 21 4-H Food and Fitness Ambassadors; Building Community at 4-H Camp 23 Robotics Improves “STEM” Education; Programs Teach Science Literacy

economic development 25 Developing Natural Plant Products; “Agriculture in the Middle” Initiative

suppoRting n Aes 27 Honoring Phillip Alampi; Promoting Cranberry Research

29 BOARD OF MANAGERS STATEWIDE ADVISORY COMMITTEE COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICES 30 OFF-CAMPUS STATIONS CENTERS AND INSTITUTES

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NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURA L E XPERIMEN T STATION ouR mission To enhance the vitality, health, sustainability, and overall quality of life in New Jersey by developing and delivering practical, effective solutions to current and future challenges relating to agriculture; fsheries; food; natural resources; environments; public health; and economic, community, and youth development.

RobeRt m. goodmAn lARRY s. KAtz mARgARet bRennAn-tonettA Executive Dean of Agriculture and Senior Associate Director Associate Director for Economic Development Natural Resources Director, Cooperative Extension 848-932-3776 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 848-932-3591 [email protected] [email protected] Executive Director mARY jAne illis 848-932-3600 bRAdleY i. hillmAn Associate Director, Cooperative Extension [email protected] funding souRces expendituRe bReAKdown Senior Associate Director 848-932-3583 gAil AlexAndeR Director, Cooperative Research [email protected] 848-932-3777 42.7% GRANTS AND CONTRACTS 27.6% OPERATING EXPENSES Chief of Staff, Offce of the Executive Dean cARol hARveY 848-932-3501 [email protected] Assistant Director for Administration 6.7% COUNTY APPROPRIATIONS 23.9% FACULTY SALARIES* [email protected] 848-932-3775 jAcK RAbin 9.8% FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS 6.8% FACILITIES AND AD INISTRATION (F. & A.)** Associate Director, Farm Programs [email protected] 848-932-3610 15.8% OTHER GIFTS AND SALES/SERVICE FEES 5.4% FRINGE BENEFITS (F. B.) [email protected] 25.0% STATE APPROPRIATIONS 36.3% STAFF SALARIES* e hAve the stAte coveRed

* Includes in-kind salaries paid by counties to RCE faculty and staff. ReAching All 21 ne jeRseY counties: ** Facilities and Administration Costs (F. & A.) were previously referred to as Indirect Costs. These are costs that are incurred for common or joint objectives and therefore cannot be identifed readily and specifcally with a particular sponsored project, instructional activity, or any other institutional activity. Facilities costs include building and Rutgers Cooperative Extension Statistics equipment depreciation, operation and maintenance expenses, interest on debt and library expenses. Administration costs include general administration and general expenses, departmental administration, sponsored projects administration, student administration and services. 270,301 participants in educational outreach 2,473 active Rutgers Master Gardener volunteers 6,316 youth and 2,855 adult EFNEP participants reached in behaviorally 5, 377 volunteers trained 11,862 one-on-one visits to homes, farms, felds, focused nutrition education classes 57,301 programs conducted and industries Base funding from the State of New Jersey and from USDA National Institute of NJAES expended a total of $87.1 million 50,335 youth and 3,882 adult 18,087 issues of various newsletters with a Food and Agriculture formula funds provides NJAES with a foundation for in funding to support research and extension 50,412 4-H Youth Development program SNAP-Ed participants reached circulation of 6 0,110 participants in behaviorally focused nutrition program development and delivery, while competitive grants, contracts, and gifts activities in FY11, representing a slight decline in spending over the $89.8 million increase the scope and impact of research and education programs. expended in FY10. State appropriations supported 25% of FY11 expenses, compared 2,660 4-H volunteers 1,402,863 downloaded publications and documents education classes to 28.5% in FY10, highlighting the declining role of state support. Increased funding The state appropriation for fscal year 2011 totaled $21.742 million. “Other” funding from grants and contracts largely offset this decline in state support, allowing includes restricted and unrestricted gifts, income from sales of service activities, njAes plAYs A significAnt Role in the stAte’s economic gRo th bY: NJAES to maintain its research and extension programs. More than 50% of grant and patent and plant licensing income. County appropriations include salaries fund expenditures came from awards to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance • Funding cutting-edge, innovative research • Launching start-up enterprises through incubators and business paid by counties to Rutgers Cooperative Extension faculty and staff. We gratefully Program-Education (SNAP-Ed/Extension), the IR-4 program, the Department of • Fostering technology and innovation transfer to industry development support acknowledge the personnel, facilities, and other support that many counties Plant Biology and Pathology, the Offce of Continuing Professional Education, • Providing a well-educated, highly skilled workforce provide to Rutgers Cooperative Extension. and the Center for Environmental Prediction. ii i • Developing sustainable growth strategies for urban and rural communities Ofce Of Communications Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Annual Report Re-Design (continued).

commeRciAl AgRicultuRe mAnAging stinK bugs constRucting high tunnels The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) caused serious agricultural High tunnels are passive-energy, polyethylene-covered hoop houses, which problems in 2010, causing an average of 58% damage in infested peach are effective tools for extending the production season for numerous and apple orchards and up to 70% damage in some pepper felds. While specialty crops. In addition, they improve yield and quality, reduce damage was less in 2011, the insect caused a two- to three-fold increase in fertilizer leaching, costly pesticide and fungicide inputs, and provide quick pest control costs for growers as it has no effective native, natural enemies payback on a modest capital investment when properly constructed and and over 300 alternate hosts, enabling adults to constantly migrate and managed. NJAES provides annual training for growers on best practices for re-infest crops. Since many commonly used insecticides prove ineffective managing the crop-growing environment of high tunnels. In 2011, Wesley against BMSB, the IR-4 Project supplied data that was used to support an Kline, agricultural and resource management agent, Cumberland County, emergency use approval of a previously unregistered use of dinotefuran, led a high tunnel trial for early maturing tomatoes grafted onto disease which showed effcacy on peaches and other stone fruit. NJAES is part of a resistant root stock in an initiative funded by NJAES. This method helps $5.7 million multi-state research and extension project, “Biology, Ecology, smaller urban fringe farmers to produce successful early tomato crops and Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Orchard Crops, Small even without suffcient land to practice three- to four-year crop rotations Fruit, Grapes, Vegetables, and Ornamentals,” led by USDA in Kearneysville, that favor the growth of varieties of tomatoes without disease resistance. WV. New Jersey investigators include Rutgers scientists George Hamilton, Dean Richard Van Vranken, agricultural and resource management agent, Polk, Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, and Dan Ward. NJAES will receive $250,000 Atlantic County, and colleagues commenced work on a pilot project to per year, for three years, to study better management and monitoring evaluate and demonstrate to New Jersey farmers the potential impacts methods as well as potential biological control agents for peach, apple, of both single- and multi-bay, commercial-size high tunnels on nutrient, blueberry, and grape crops. This research will combine new controls into pest, and irrigation management, as well as effective crop and cover crop existing integrated pest management (IPM) programs, with the goal of rotations. The pilot is funded under a three-year Conservation Innovation controlling grower production costs and minimizing pesticide use. Grant awarded by USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

NJAES is proud of its strong relationships wit federal, state, local, and institutional partners as wel as te shared co it ent to agriculure in te Garden State trough first-class research tat is relevant and transfor ative. njAes.RutgeRs.edu/Ag 1 Robert M. Goodman, Executive Director of the ew Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

off-cAmpus stAtions centeRs And institutes Cliford E. and Melda C. Snyder Research and Extension Farm Center for Advanced Food Technology Rutgers Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Pittstown caft.rutgers.edu snyderfarm.rutgers.edu Center for Controlled-Environment Agriculture seRving new jeRseYA nd beYond Haskin Shellfsh Research Laboratory, Bivalve aesop.rutgers.edu/~horteng hsrl.rutgers.edu Center for Deep-Sea Ecology and NEW JERSEY boARd of mAnAgeRs stAtewide AdvisoRY Lindley G. Cook 4-H Youth Center for Biotechnology committee Outdoor Education, Branchville deepseacenter.rutgers.edu AGRICULTURA L The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Board of nj4hcamp.rutgers.edu Managers, appointed by the Rutgers Board of Governors, is Biotechnology ...... Linda Rhodes Center for Turfgrass Science E XPERIMEN T Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and turf.rutgers.edu an advisory group to the executive dean of agriculture and Community Resources ...... Lisanne Finston natural resources and executive director of NJAES. The board Cranberry Research and Extension, Chatsworth STATION Environment...... Gene Huntington Center for Urban Restoration Ecology consists of a representative from each county nominated by pemaruccicenter.rutgers.edu Food Science...... Pearl Giordano i-cure.org the County Board of Agriculture or Board of Chosen Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Marine Science ...... Stephen Carnahan Center for Vector Biology Freeholders, and a six-member statewide advisory committee. Center, Upper Deerfeld vectorbio.rutgers.edu The president of Rutgers, the executive director of NJAES, Public Policy...... Vacant njaes.rutgers.edu/rarec and the state secretary of agriculture serve as ex offcio Equine Science Center Rutgers EcoComplex - Rutgers Environmental Research members. countY extension offices esc.rutgers.edu and Extension Center, Bordentown Atlantic County ...... August Wuillermin Atlantic County ...... 609-625-0056 ecocomplex.rutgers.edu Food Policy Institute Bergen County...... Guy Nicolosi Bergen County...... 201-336-6781 foodpolicyinstitute.rutgers.edu Rutgers Food Innovation Center, Bridgeton Burlington County ...... 609-265-5050 Burlington County ...... Raymond Hlubik foodinnovation.rutgers.edu IR-4 Project: Center for Minor Crop Pest Management Camden County...... Vacant Camden County...... 856-216-7130 ir4.rutgers.edu Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research Extension Center, Cape May County...... Warren Stiles Cape May County...... 609-465-5115 Cream Ridge Rutgers Energy Institute Cumberland County ...... 856-451-2800 Cumberland County...... Maurice Sheets creamridge.rutgers.edu rei.rutgers.edu Essex County ...... Frank Yesalavich Essex County ...... 973-353-1338 Rutgers Plant Science Research and Extension Farm, Adelphia Wildlife Damage Control Center Gloucester County ...... Amy Link Gloucester County ...... 856-307-6450 njaes.rutgers.edu/plantscience njaes.rutgers.edu/wdcc Hudson County...... Vacant Hudson County...... 201-369-3432 Rutgers University Marine Field Station, Tuckerton Hunterdon County ...... Meredith Compton, Vice President Hunterdon County ...... 908-788-1339 marine.rutgers.edu/rumfs Mercer County...... Louis Makrancy, President Mercer County...... 609-989-6833 njAes.RutgeRs.edu Middlesex County ...... Robert VonThun Middlesex County ...... 732-398-5262 Monmouth County...... 732-431-7260 Monmouth County...... Pat Butch 2011 njAes AnnuAl RepoRt Morris County ...... Carol Davis, Corresponding Secretary Morris County ...... 973-285-8307 Ocean County ...... Ron Vreeland Ocean County ...... 732-349-1152 E NVIR O N M E N TAL S AV INGS Passaic County ...... Rocky Hazelman Passaic County ...... 973-305-5742 Salem County ...... 856-769-0090 Salem County...... Vacant 3 TREES PRESERVED FOR THE FUTURE 10 lbs WATERBORNE WASTE NOT CREATED 1,427 gallons WASTEWATER FLOW SAVED Somerset County...... Chan Leung Somerset County...... 908-526-6295 Sussex County ...... Carladean Kostelnik Sussex County ...... 973-948-3040 Union County ...... Richard Montag Union County ...... 908-654-9854 158 lbs SOLID WASTE NOT GENERATED 311 lbs NET GREENHOUSE GASES PREVENTED 2,380,000 BTUs ENERGY NOT CONSUMED Warren County ...... Tracy Smith Warren County ...... 908-475-6505 The savings above are achieved when post-consumer recycled fber is used in place of virgin fber. This project, based on a production run of 5,000 pieces, used 3,500 lbs 29 jeRseY Roots, globAl ReAch of paper, which has a post-consumer recycled percentage of 10%. 30 Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

Rutgers Study Abroad 64 page brochure.

EUROPE s ready to tell you • Attend one of our information sessions or other on-campus events. mpus events. Table of Contents Getting• Talk to a Global Ambassador. Started The Global Ambassadors are study abroad alumni who are alway ful tips for Belgium | 06 about their experiences. You can contact them through our offce or fnd them at one of our on-ca | 08 • Visit our website. Our website has information about all of our programs, plus it has some helpour initial pro- France before, during, and after your study abroad experience. r. 18 Germany | • Stop by our offce and talk to our Program Adviser. The Program Adviser can help you withe y main point of gram search, explain the application process, and put you in touch with a Global Ambassadoh all the details Greece | 30 36 • Schedule an appointment with a Regional Coordinator. The Regional Coordinators are th Italy | contact for specifc information about the programs. They are here to help guide you throug of the study abroad process. Netherlands | 44 Norway | 46 Portugal | 48 w are a few questions 50 Romania | There are many factors to consider when choosing a study abroad program. Listed belo 52 you may want to ask yourself as you start this process: Spain | How to Choose a ProgramYour Timeline: Turkey | 56 Do I want to be abroad for 2-6 weeks, a semester or an Your Goals: academic year? In my mind, is 6 weeks too long or too EuroScholars | 60 What do I want from this experience? Do I want to improve a specifc language? Get a new perspective on short? What about a semester? A year? Testimonials | 62 my studies? Have a cross-cultural experience? Participate in a service learning project?

FAQ y apply to most I am a non-Rutgers student. Can I apply? Yes, as long as you are a full-time student at an accredited university in North America, you ma of our programs. Please see our website for more information on application requirements.

ou can take advantage I was recently accepted to Rutgers University. Can I go abroad my frst year? rst-year. You cannot apply for a semester or academic year program as a frst-year student. However y of one of our many summer programs. Most summer programs allow students after their f ments than How important is the GPA requirement? The GPA requirement is important. Some universities and programs have stricter GPA require Barcelona others. If you have any questions, please contact one of our Regional Coordinators. SpainCIEE: BARCELONA LANGUAGE & CULTURE 4 Eligibility Program Highlights Second Semester Sophomore/Junior/Senior • Begin or improve your basic Spanish language Suggested GPA: 2.75 skills while studying in one of Spain’s most Must have completed 1-3 semesters of Spanish language or equivalent. exciting cities. • Meet local students and expand your knowledge Subject Areas of Spanish culture while participating in a Humanities, Professions & Applied Sciences, Social Sciences weekly language and culture seminar. Language of Instruction • Enjoy excursions to places such as Girona, Empries, Andalusia, Madrid, Mallorca, or the English/Spanish Pyrenees with CIEE. Terms Credits Fall/Spring/Academic Year 15-18 Housing Homestay with some meals provided/Residence hall with kitchen access Program Overview Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia, a region of Spain that has its own distinct language and culture. The city is one of the busiest port cities in Europe. Located right on the Mediterranean Sea, Barcelona is a colorful city by every means. The modern architect, Antoni Gaudi’s spiraling buildings, playful sculptures, and vibrant mosaic tiles are an accurate refection of the city’s character. To fnd a more tranquil moment in Barcelona, you can take the funicular to Montserrat, a multi-peaked mountain close to the city. The CIEE: Barcelona Language & Culture program is run by CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange) and is intended for students interested in beginning or improving their basic Spanish language skills. Classes will be held at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

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Ankara TurkeyBILKENT UNIVERSITY Eligibility Program Highlights Second Semester Sophomore/Junior/Senior • Live in the heart of Turkey with easy access to Suggested GPA: 2.5; 3.0 for engineering majors nearby small towns. • Choose from a variety of Middle Eastern Subject Areas language classes. Formal Sciences, Natural Sciences, Humanities, Professions & Applied Sciences, • Enjoy beautiful performances by the Bilkent Business, Communications, Journalism, Media Studies, Engineering, Social Sciences Symphony Orchestra, a regular performer at the Language of Instruction University Concert Hall. English • Take advantage of your proximity to the Turkish Parliament, ministries, foreign embassies, and Terms Credits NGOs. Fall/Spring/Academic Year 12-15 Housing Residence Hall with kitchen access Program Overview As you’d expect in a capital city, Ankara is abuzz with government activity and international business transactions. But with 19 universities in and around the city, it also has a cosmopolitan youth culture—the local cinema, theater, and concert scenes are all very lively. What’s more, Ankara is well-connected, with easy access to nearby ancient Anatolian sites (Gordion, Çatalhyk, Beypazari), as well as to other Turkish cities and adjacent Mediterranean countries. Bilkent University is Turkey’s frst private research university. At Bilkent you will fnd a wide variety of classes taught in English, including all of the school’s business classes. Bilkent has particular strengths in engineering, IT, and nursing, but also excels in the humanities—the university has leading programs in music and the performing arts.

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Operation Military Kids Tri-Fold, Update Design.

NEW JERSEY OPERATION: MiLiTarYKIDS Helping youth cope with the deployment of a loved one

2011 ANNUAL REPORT

GOALS

OMK CA MPS

MO BILE T E CHNOLOGY LAB

C REATING AWAREN ESS

SPEAK O U T FOR MIL ITARY KI DS

HERO PACKS

RSG! TRAININGS

What happens to youth when a family member who oMk caMPs - Building Leadership Skills new JerseY oPeraTion: MiLiTarY kids In 2011, fve OMK Camps reached 149 youth and 30 adults. has created or expanded programs that include: Camping programs included day camps and weekend camps serves in the armed forces is deployed? H focusing on science, healthy living, outdoor adventure and SOMK - Teen Speakers’ Bureau H Thousands of New Jersey service members have been deployed leadership. Hero Packs - Care Packages for Military Children to serve in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 18,000 New Seventy-one people participated in the third annual OMK H RSG! Trainings - Community Awareness Briefng Jersey youth have a parent serving in the military. Most of these Family Camp held at the LG Cook 4-H Camp in Branchville. H Mobile Technology Lab - Connecting with Technology youth have experienced a loved one’s deployment during this A variety of family-oriented camp activities allowed families to H OMK Camps confict and many have experienced multiple deployments. reconnect and strengthen communication skills in a relaxed Operation: Military Kids (OMK) provides support to military outdoor environment. kids before, during, and after the deployment of a loved one. Twenty-nine military youth in grades 4-8 participated in the sPeak ouT for MiLiTarY kids It recognizes that National Guard and Reserve youth have OMK Outdoor Adventure Camp held at the LG Cook 4-H - Teen Speakers’ Bureau signifcantly different needs than those of active duty military Camp. A variety of adventure-based programs offered teens Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK) is a program designed families residing on or near an installation, as they are members the opportunity to build mastery and independence. for teens with an interest in increasing community awareness of civilian communities. Twenty-six teens from across New Jersey and New York attended about the unique issues facing children with deployed parents. OMK represents a unique collaborative effort between the U.S. the ffth Annual OMK Teen Leadership Campout in August. Teen participants serve as a speakers’ bureau for the SOMK Army and local communities across the U.S. As a national During the weekend, participants strengthened their leadership initiative. Thirty-fve teens received training on the stages of initiative involving 49 states, the OMK program positively affects skills in character building workshops, created patriotic crafts to be deployment, the effects of deployments on the family unit youth from families of all reserve and active duty branches of the included in Hero Packs, and enjoyed traditional camp activities. and public speaking skills. military. In 2005, New Jersey joined OMK to meet the needs of Teens tried their hand at movie making at the SOMK retreat Multiple day camp programs focusing on healthy living and families coping with the deployment of a loved one. Through held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Both military nutrition reached forty-nine youth. Campers learned about a wide variety of programs, military youth discover positive and non-military teens had a chance to build their skills in physical ftness and nutrition. They practiced their culinary strategies to manage the stress related to their family member’s public speaking while learning about videography from local skills and kitchen safety as they prepared healthy meals and deployment. experts. After learning and practicing video planning, flming snacks. This 2011 Annual Report provides highlights from 59 youth and editing techniques, participants created videos to share programs as well as many briefngs and network activities with schools and community groups. During this time, four conducted by the New Jersey OMK state team. These programs MobiLe TecHnoLoGY Lab SOMK trainings and nine presentations were conducted, and events involved 5,867 youth, military units, members of - Connecting with Technology reaching over 920 recipients. support organizations and community leaders. The Mobile Technology Lab (MTL) helped youth learn to tell their stories and share information with others while developing communication and teamwork skills. Youth used the MTL to create video public service messages and create family GoaLs memory books. More than 96 youth utilized the MTL to create oPeraTion: MiLiTarY kids H Create community support networks for military youth “in our own backyard” digital presentations. - NJ Events in Review when a loved one is deployed Young Heroes Presentations SOMK Retreat at Rutgers University creaTinG awareness Various locations, January – December New Brunswick, August H Deliver recreational, social, and educational programs for military youth living in civilian communities New Jersey OMK has developed a social media presence through Healthy Military Kids Day NJ Teen Leadership Camp Out Mount Laurel, April Freehold, August H Support military kids coping with the stress of knowing their deployed loved one may be in harm’s way Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to promote community support for military youth. These social media outlets help spread the word about OMK programs and events. Family Fun Fest Chef on the Go Camps Joint Base, September Lawrenceville Armory and Picatinny, November and April The second annual Month of the Military Child poster contest received 65 original works of art from both military OMK Adventure Camp Yellow Ribbon Events “I will definitely use these activities to help my and non-military youth in grades K-13. Three winning designs were printed as full-size posters and were prominently Branchville, June Various locations, May - December displayed in schools, military bases, libraries and county offces throughout New Jersey. son communicate his feelings and worries with more NJ OMK Family Camp Hero Pack Assembly Event The OMK News, a newsletter highlighting special events for military kids, was distributed to more than 300 military Branchville, June Morristown, August freedom to me.” families monthly. The newsletter connects geographically dispersed military youth by sharing details of upcoming OMK News Military Youth Recognition Ceremony OMK programs, suggesting book titles designed to support families during deployments, and sharing community Statewide, monthly Various locations, January - December –OMK Family Camp Parent resources appropriate for military youth and their families. OMK Poster Contest Holiday Celebration for Military Families Statewide, November - April Various locations, December

OPERATION: New Jersey OMK builds partnerships to increase capacity for youth, families and Our Mission communities to support the youth of military families. Statement MiLiTarYKIDS Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

NJAES Brochure, Work In Progress

WE HAVE THE STATE COVERED The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION Each county Rutgers NJAES Cooperative Extension offce is staffed by faculty and staff engaged in programs supported by the state initiative, but also specialized to the individual needs of the county. County staff comprise three departments: 4-H Youth Development, Agricultural and Resource Management Agents and Family & Community Health Sciences. The Department of 4-H Youth Development provides educational outreach programming for youth in grades K-13 through 4-H clubs, special interest programs, school enrichment, afterschool child care education programs and overnight camping. Regardless of the subject matter - whether it be science, healthy living or citizenship, 4-H uses a learn-by-doing approach to help youth learn responsibility, community awareness and character development. Along with Rutgers faculty and staff, volunteers share their knowledge and time with today’s youth. The Agriculture and Resource Management Agent Department delivers programs that provide commercial businesses, governmental agencies, agribusinesses and residents with assistance, information, feld research, and consultation on various issues related to agriculture, environmental issues, marine and fsheries, and natural resources management. Integrated Pest Management, the Master Gardener and Environmental Steward Programs, rain barrel and rain garden workshops, pesticide applicator recertifcation, horticultural therapy and outreach programs, and Extension Bulletins and Factsheets are some of our most well-known and subscribed efforts. The Family and Community Health Sciences Department (FCHS) helps people stay healthy, enjoy life, be active, and reduce health care costs. Many of today’s health problems—obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer—can be reduced through good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. FCHS programs encourage New Jersey’s students, busy families and individuals to learn more and make personal choices to improve health and wellbeing through healthy eating, healthy fnances and physical ftness.

COOPERATIVE RESEARCH Most New Jersey residents are familiar with Rutgers NJAES through the many programs offered by their county Cooperative Extension offce. Much of the informational exchange and the programming is guided by research conducted by Rutgers NJAES researchers, in our on-campus and off-campus research institutions and centers, and out in the feld. 1 4 -H s tuden ts on a hunt for bugs . 2 Cape May Mas ter Gardeners on a Our researchers are developing ways to help keep New Jersey’s cranberry and blueberry garden t our. industries thriving while being gentle on the Pinelands environment. What’s in your pantry? 3 Equine Sc ience Cen ter research Researchers are uncovering what people are really eating at home and how it affects our measures v it al s igns during exerc ise . health. What is causing the decline in water quality in Barnegat Bay? What are the best varieties 4 Family & Community Hea lt h of peaches that grow under New Jersey’s climatic conditions? What are ways to introduce Sc iences programs encourage famil y fresh local produce into school meals? These are just a few of many investigations that Rutgers ftness . NJAES researchers undertake to help improve the quality of life and environment for 3 residents and businesses of New Jersey. Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

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EXTENSION PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT RESEARCH PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT 4-H Science, Engineering and Technology Center for Vector Biology In school or out, The New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program offers K – 13 students As residents enjoy the outdoors each summer, it’s hard to believe that, not too many opportunities to expand their horizons in science through the 4-H Science, Engineering and decades ago, such recreational activities were severely hampered because of the mos- Technology program. In school - 4-H Agents are working to enhance science learning through quito menace. Working with county mosquito extermination commissions, Rutgers enrichment programs and clubs. After school – 4-H has unique programs and science club op- researchers helped develop a number of tools and integrated mosquito management portunities that encourage excitement and accomplishment in science learning. Out of school methodologies. These include the development of the New Jersey light trap, insect – Rutgers University scientists are involved through a variety of learning opportunities for kids repellents such as 6-12, insecticide recommendations for mosquito control profession- age 10 – 18 through the Science Saturdays program. als, arboviral surveillance protocols, and other practices to help in the fght to eradicate mosquito breeding grounds and reduce the threat of disease transmission. Department of Family and Community Health Sciences Grow Healthy Program P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Cranberry Research and Extension A number of New Jersey schools are participating in Grow Healthy, a program that combines gardening with nutrition, physical activity, agriculture, and locally grown food projects. De- Until a few years ago, New Jersey cranberry growers cultivated plants from wild bogs signed as a fun, hands-on initiative, Grow Healthy is a wellness program that involves school or relied on frst-generation hybrids from the 1940s and 1950s that had a number of teachers, staff and administration, children, families, and volunteers who work together to limitations. Rutgers NJAES cranberry breeding efforts developed a cranberry plant that make school a healthier place. There are nutrition lessons in the classroom, school and fam- delivered higher yields, ripened earlier in the season, and had vines that grew faster ily ftness events, foodservice trainings, wellness council support, and school gardens— all of and resisted weeds and disease better than previous varieties. The higher yields from which build healthier kids and families. the new hybrid, Crimson Queen, mean that fewer new acres of environmentally sensi- tive wetlands have to be developed to meet increased demand. The hybrid’s hardiness Agricultural and Resource Management Agents Master Gardener Program also reduces the need for herbicides and pesticides, cutting costs and reducing environmental harm. For New Jersey residents who love gardening and want to further their knowledge and also give back to the community, the Master Gardener program is a unique opportunity that blends Center for Turfgrass Science these pursuits. Master Gardeners receive in-depth, hands-on training in horticulture from Rutgers NJAES faculty and professional staff. Some basic topics include plant biology, propaga- When New Jersey legislature implemented the Fertilizer Law to protect local waterways tion, soil science, and disease and pest control. Volunteer activities include gardening demon- from nutrient runoff from lawn fertilizers, it designated Rutgers NJAES as the source strations, telephone helpline and plant clinics, community and youth gardening, horticultural for training and certifcation for fertilizer applicators. An on-line training and certifcation program guides applicators through understanding the process of how rivers, therapy and information booths at county fairs and other public events. lakes and bays are impacted by excess nutrients, the procedures for proper application, and the requirements under the law.

1 Int egrated Pest Management for bl ueberr ies reduces pesticide use. 2 Peach breeding deve lops the bes t peaches for New Jersey ’s c li ma te . 3 The Food Innovat ion Cen ter crea tes hea lt hy school foods w it h NJ produce . 4 Wa ter qua lit y research in Barnega t Bay suppor ted fer tili zer use leg is la ti on . 7

COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICES OFF-CAMPUS STATIONS 4 Atlantic County 4 Gloucester County 4 Ocean County Clifford E. and Melda C. Snyder Research and Philip E. Marucci Center for Blueberry and Rutgers Food Innovation Center, Bridgeton 6260 Old Harding Hwy 1200 N. Delsea Drive 1623 Whitesville Road Extension Farm, Rutgers Center for Sustainable Cranberry Research and Extension, Chatsworth foodinnovation.rutgers.edu Mays Landing, NJ 08330 Clayton, NJ 08312 Toms River, NJ 08755 Agriculture, Pittstown pemaruccicenter.rutgers.edu 609-625-0056 snyderfarm.rutgers.edu Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research 856-307-6450 732-349-1152 Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Extension Center, Cream Ridge Haskin Shellfsh Research Laboratory, Bivalve Center, Upper Deerfeld 4 Bergen County 4 Hudson County 4 Passaic County creamridge.rutgers.edu hsrl.rutgers.edu njaes.rutgers.edu/rarec County Administration Bldg., Suite 2101 1310 Route 23 North Rutgers Plant Science Research and Extension 4th Floor 257 Cornelison Ave. Wayne, NJ 07470 Lindley G. Cook 4-H Youth Center for Rutgers EcoComplex - Rutgers Environmental Farm, Adelphia One Bergen County Plaza Jersey City, NJ 07302 Outdoor Education, Branchville Research and Extension Center, Bordentown 973-305-5742 njaes.rutgers.edu/plantscience Hackensack, NJ 07601 nj4hcamp.rutgers.edu ecocomplex.rutgers.edu 201-369-3432 Rutgers University Marine Field Station, Tuckerton 201-336-6781 4 Salem County marine.rutgers.edu/rumfs 4 Hunterdon County Suite 1 4 Burlington County 314 State Route 12, Bldg. 2 51 Cheney Road CENTERS AND INSTITUTES 2 Academy Drive P.O. Box 2900 Woodstown, NJ 08098 Westampton, NJ 08060 Flemington, NJ 08822 4 Center for Advanced Food Technology 4 Center for Urban Restoration Ecology 4 IR-4 Project: Center for Minor Crop 856-769-0090 Pest Management 609-265-5050 caft.rutgers.edu i-cure.org 908-788-1339 ir4.rutgers.edu 4 Somerset County 4 Center for Controlled-Environment Agriculture 4 Center for Vector Biology 4 Camden County 4 Mercer County 310 Milltown Road aesop.rutgers.edu/~horteng vectorbio.rutgers.edu 4 Rutgers Energy Institute 1301 Park Blvd. 930 Spruce Street Bridgewater, NJ 08807 4 Center for Deep-Sea Ecology and Biotechnology 4 Equine Science Center rei.rutgers.edu Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Trenton, NJ 08648 908-526-6295 deepseacenter.rutgers.edu esc.rutgers.edu 4 Wildlife Damage Control Center 856-216-7130 609-989-6833 4 Center for Turfgrass Science 4 Food Policy Institute njaes.rutgers.edu/wdcc 4 Sussex County Cape May County turf.rutgers.edu foodpolicyinstitute.rutgers.edu 4 4 Middlesex County 129 Morris Turnpike 4 Moore Road 42 Riva Avenue Newton, NJ 07860 Cape May Court House, NJ N. Brunswick, NJ 08902 08210 973-948-3040 732-398-5262 609-465-5115 4 Union County Monmouth County 4 300 North Avenue East 4 Cumberland County 4000 Kozloski Road 291 Morton Avenue P.O. Box 5033 Westfeld, NJ 07090 Millville, NJ 08332 Freehold, NJ 07728 908-654-9854 856-451-2800 732-431-7260 4 Warren County 4 Essex County 4 Morris County Administration Building, 162 Washington Street P.O. Box 900 Suite 102 1 Cranberry research invo lves N J- spe - Newark, NJ 07102 Morristown, NJ 07963 165 County Road 519 South c ifc breeding and pest management. Belvidere, NJ 07823 973-353-1338 973-285-8307 2 The Cent er for Vec tor B io logy takes 908-475-6505 the s ting out of nu isance pests . 621a Eagle Rock Ave 3 Bu il d a Rain Barrel workshops he lp Roselt homeowners manage rainwa ter runo ff. 4 The Great Toma to Tasting of fers many toma to var ie ti es to compare . visit us at: njaes.rutgers.edu/county 9 Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

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Cooperating Agencies: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and County Boards of Chosen Freeholders. Rutgers Cooperative Extension, a unit of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, is an equal opportunity program provider and employer. T R A I N ER njaes.rutgers.edu/environment/rainbarrel-trainerprogram.asp M AN UAL © 2012 Rutgers, Te State University of New Jersey. All rights reserved. Publication E339

The purpose of this “Rainwater Harvesting with Rain Barrels Trainer Manual” is to assist educators, municipalities, garden clubs, Master Gardeners, and environmental organizations in teaching others about “When the well’s dry, we the environmental benefts of rain barrels. know the worth of water” THIS CD CONTAINS: Benjamin Franklin F Examples of community rain barrel activities F Details for planning a rain barrel event F Details for sizing a rain barrel system F Rain barrel painting instructions F Safety signage for public spaces F Scripted PowerPoint presentation for high school and adult audiences F Fact sheets and template program materials

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THE 2011 RUSSELL MEMOR IAL SYM POSIUM

Nutrition in Childhood: Early Infuences and Lifetime Impact

Friday, September 16, 2011 Douglass Campus Center, Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Sponsored by the Department of Nutritional Sciences School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 Nutrition in Childhood: PURPOSE AND SCOPE This symposium will cover the importance of childhood nutrition in terms of factors that infuence Early Infuences and Lifetime Impact diet and eating patterns in children, childhood nutrition in developing countries, policies related to Friday, September 16, 2011 childhood nutrition, and the role of childhood nutrition throughout the lifespan. Douglass Campus Center, Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus

PROGRAM STEERING COMMITTEE: PROGRAM 9:30 – 10:00 Registration, Coffee, Juice and Muffns Daniel Hoffman, PhD John Worobey, PhD Peter Gillies, PhD 10 – 10:05 Welcoming remarks Associate Professor Professor Professor Robert Goodman, PhD, Executive Dean and Director Department Chair School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University 10:05 – 10:25 Childhood undernutrition and adult chronic disease PARTICIPATING FACULTY: Daniel Hoffman, PhD, Associate Professor and Chair Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University Thomas M. Badger, PhD, Professor and Director, Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center 10:25 – 11:05 Can maternal programming of fetal metabolism lead to childhood obesity? Laura Caulfeld, PhD, Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Johns Hopkins University Thomas M. Badger, PhD, Professor and Director Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center Susan L. Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor and Director, The Children’s Eating Laboratory, 11:05 – 11:45 Maternal zinc status and outcomes in infancy and early childhood University of Colorado at Denver Laura Caulfeld, PhD, Professor Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Mary Story, PhD, RD, Professor, University of Minnesota and Director, Robert Wood Johnson 11:45 – 1:00 Lunch Foundation, Healthy Eating Research Program 1:05 – 1:25 Maternal feeding behavior and early obesity Kelly Brownell, PhD, Professor and Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University John Worobey, PhD, Professor Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University 1:25 – 2:05 Food intake and eating behaviors in young children Susan L. Johnson, PhD, Associate Professor and Director The Children’s Eating Laboratory, University of Colorado at Denver 2:05 – 2:45 Healthy eating in older children and adolescents Mary Story, PhD, RD, Professor University of Minnesota, and Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Health Eating Research Program 2:45 – 3:00 Break 3:00 – 3:40 Is there courage to change the American diet? Kelly Brownell, PhD, Professor and Director Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, Yale University 3:40 – 4:00 Closing remarks Peter Gillies, PhD, Professor and Founding Director New Jersey Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, Rutgers University 4:00 – 5:30 Reception REGISTRATION FORM

Nutrition in Childhood: WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL SPEAKERS INVOLVED IN THIS PROGRAM Early Infuences and Lifetime Impact Friday, September 16, 2011 Douglass Campus Center, Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus

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The cost to register is $25 for general public, $10 for a Rutgers student. Checks should be made out to Rutgers University. Registration deadline is September 10, 2011 and should be sent to Linda Liska at: Department of Nutritional Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 65 Dudley Road, Room 107 New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-8520

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New ersey’s Partnership for Afterschool Science and Engineering presents…

An Afterschool Engineering Program for Ages 8-12

Now enrolling afterschool sites for 2012-2013. An enrollment form and payment are due June 8. Check out our website below for more information and a description of enrollment options and packages. Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development and N SACC - The Network for New ersey’s Afterschool Communities, are proud to offer , an engaging, inquiry based, and fun STEM program designed specifcally for afterschool. This comprehensive program was developed by the Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) in Boston and the National Partnerships for After School Science (NPASS) through the support of the National Science Foundation. Rutgers 4-H and N SACC will provide: 1. materials kits 2. curricula guides 3. professional development 4. ongoing support to school and community based afterschool organizations who enroll by une 8. This is a full-year program that includes six engineering projects. Each of the six projects lasts approximately one month, with youth meeting in their “ unior Engineer” club once a week for the duration of the program. Selected projects for 2012-2013 include: • Balls and Tracks • Rubber Band-Powered Cars • Gliders • Straw Rockets • Paper Bridges • Trebuchets. Youth work in teams to design, build, and test their models – repeating the process as they optimize their design. nj4h.rutgers.edu/designit

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See our website below for a full description of each enrollment option/package. q Full Package (Six Project Pack) $1,800 (October, 2012 – June, 2013) Curricula, Materials, and Workshops for All Six Projects Balls & Tracks, Paper Bridges, Gliders, Rubber Band-Powered Cars, Trebuchets, and Straw Rockets _____ Full Package(s) X $1,800 = ______# of additional staff beyond 3 (if any) X $150 = ______# of additional sets of materials kits X $500 = _____

q Partial Package (Four Project Pack) $1,350 (October, 2012 – March, 2013) Curricula, Materials, and Workshops for Four of the Six Projects Balls & Tracks, Paper Bridges, Gliders, and Rubber-Band Powered Cars _____ Partial Package(s) X $1,350 = ______# of additional staff beyond 3 (if any) X $100 = ______# of additional sets of materials kits X $350 = _____

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Payment and enrollment form are due by June 8, 2012. Send payment (checks payable to NJSACC) and enrollment form to: NJSACC, Attn: 231 North Avenue West #363, Westfeld, NJ 07090. Purchase Orders and credit cards are accepted – contact Mike Mac wan at 856-701-3960 for questions regarding payment. Over the summer, additional information will be emailed to your organization’s primary contact. $1,800 is an investment of $90 per youth for approximately 6-months of afterschool science and engineering for a group of 20 meeting in a “Junior ngineer” club once a week. This is $15 per youth per project and includes three full-day workshops for up to three staff, all curricula guides for each workshop attendee, all needed materials for each project, and ongoing support.

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SEBS Community Day Signage, Design and Layout. ou’re Invited! YG. H. Cook, Douglass, and Mason Gross Communities 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Passion Puddle 09.14.11 On Red Oak Lane (rain location: Cook Douglass Rec Center) Free! Day 2011

(student I.D. required, must be present to win) bring a non-perishable food item for RAH, and get an extra chance to win an iPod touch!

Giveaways G Information booths G Meet the deans Plus: And a welcome from President McCormick

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sponsored by: Ofces of: the Executive Dean of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, the Dean of Douglass Residential College, the Dean of Mason Gross School of the Arts, the Dean of Students, and the Cook Campus Dean.

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Offce of Community Engagement Event Flyer, Design and Layout.

Bob Goodman, executive dean of agriculture IT STARTS WITH and natural resources, invites you to: EXECUTIVE DEAN’S DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: a single “THE POWER OF GENOMICS” cell. November 10, 2011 – 6 p.m. Single cell research is one of the most Winants Hall exciting and rapidly advancing areas Reception following presentation of science. By extracting, replicating and analyzing DNA from a single cell, researchers are unlocking many mysteries connected with aging, climate change, cancers, bacterial diseases, viral infections and a host of other diverse conditions. One of the world’s leading researchers in single cell genomics is Debashish Bhattacharya, a professor in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. In his lecture, “The Power of Genomics,” Dr. Bhattacharya will talk about how his fascination with marine biology while training in Atlantic and Pacifc Canada led him to begin exploring single cell genomics to answer important questions about biodiversity and the evolution of life forms. There is no cost to attend the lecture and reception, but registration is requested.

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IT STARTS WITH Bob Goodman, executive dean of agriculture and natural resources, invites you to: EXECUTIVE DEAN’S DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: a single “THE POWER OF GENOMICS” November 10, 2011 – 6 p.m. cell. Winants Hall Reception following presentation

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Robert M. Goodman, Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Invites You To EXECUTIVE DEAN’S DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: REINVENTING THE UNIVERSITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY are we preparing our graduates FOR THE WORLD THAT AWAITS THEM?

This is fast becoming a world of increasing energy prices, drastic weather changes, more expensive food, scarce jobs, fewer cheap imported goods, and crushing loan debt. We must help our students learn how to live in and avoid the pitfalls of this new and dangerous environment, without losing our basic academic mission.

David Ehrenfeld believes that land grant universities like Rutgers are ideally positioned to lead the necessary revolution in higher education by teaching students how to be more self-suffcient and less dependent on the global economy— how to rediscover and implement the original American belief that production is more important than consumption, and that local community is a necessary part of durable prosperity.

David Ehrenfeld MARch 27, 2012 – 6 p.M. cook campus center Reception following presentation Multipurpose Rooms ABc

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Equine Science Center ‘For The Love of Horses’ Program.

Dear Friends, Dear Friends, The Rutgers Equine Science In 1978, visionaries at Rutgers Center is the premier University saw that horses resource for everything were the future of the livestock equine. A recognized equine industry in New Jersey and national treasure, in 2011 established a formal equine the Center is celebrating one science program within the For the love of horses decade of achievement in Department of Animal Sciences ensuring the health and well- at the School of Environmental being of horses and the horse and Biological Sciences industry. (formerly Cook College).

The Equine Science Center’s internal programming and outreach The move demonstrated remarkable foresight, as today the A Pre-Hambletonian Celebration to the community are legendary. Every day, we educate students equine industry in New Jersey has become a dominant force in and the public about horses, both in the classroom and in the agriculture and a key component in open space and farmland Thursday, August 4, 2011 larger community. Every day, we advance the knowledge base in preservation in the state. the equine sciences and explore the unique relationship between Since 2001, the Equine Science Center has been a major horses and humans. Every day, we develop unique new solutions supporter of the equine industry, including horse racing, and is based on integrated, multidisciplinary scientifc inquiry. Commissioner’s Club responsible for the sound, scientifc facts regarding its socio- New Meadowlands Stadium For our second decade, we are taking commitment to new economic impact in New Jersey. The Standardbred Breeders and East Rutherford, New Jersey heights, and have initiated an ambitious $6.5 million campaign Owners Association of New Jersey is proud to be a fnancially to expand our faculty, research capabilities, programming and supportive partner of the Equine Science Center and I encourage outreach. I invite you to come visit, spend time with us, explore you all to do the same. and learn about the pivotal role your gift can play in training new Sincerely, generations of knowledgeable, passionate equine advocates, and specialists. With your partnership and generous support, the Equine Science Equine Science Center New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Center looks forward to a very bright future, indeed. TPresident, o m L Standardbred u c h e n to Breeders and Sincerely, Owners Association – New Jersey

KarynDirector, Malinowski Rutgers Equine Science Center

Program of Events

BrianSr. Vice President, Cashman General Manager, Welcome New York Yankees Thomas Luchento President, Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association – New Jersey

Robert M. Goodman Executive Dean, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Executive Director, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Brian McGuire Cashman has literally grown up in the Yankees family. He joined the organization in 1986 as a 19-year-old intern in the Minor League and Scouting Department and now commands one of the most demanding jobs in sports. Over Master of Ceremonies the course of 24 seasons with the team, he has earned fve World Series rings, including four as General Manager. Sam McKee Director of Simulcasting and Track Announcer Mr. Cashman assumed his current post on February 3, 1998. At age 31 he Meadowlands Racetrack became the second-youngest General Manager in baseball history. In his frst season he became the youngest-ever GM to win a World Series, and with championships in 1999 and 2000, he became the only GM in baseball history to Special Guest win world titles in each of his frst three seasons. Among his peers, Cashman has achieved unparalleled success with a lifetime winning percentage of .605, Brian Cashman the highest of any GM with fve seasons of experience since 1950. Now in his Senior Vice President and General Manager 14th season, Cashman has the third-longest tenure among all general managers of the New York Yankees in baseball and is the longest serving Yankees GM since Ed Barrow led the team from 1920-1945. In all, his clubs have claimed 10 Division titles and six American League championships to go along with four World Series titles. His feat of Equine Science Center reaching the playofs in each of his frst 10 seasons remains unmatched in Sandy Denarski baseball history. Chairwoman, Rutgers University Board Mr. Cashman has been honored as “Executive of the Year” four times: by the for Equine Advancement Boston Chapter of the BBWAA in 2000 and 2009; and in 1999 and 2003 by the New Jersey Sportswriters’ Association. In 2001 he received his third consecutive Karyn Malinowski “40 Under 40” Award presented by Street & Smith’s Sports Business Journal to Director, Rutgers Equine Science Center recognize the top 40 people under the age of 40 who have made the greatest impact in the sports business industry. Born on July 3, 1967, in Rockville Center, New York, Cashman grew up in Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Cashman and his wife, Mary, have a daughter, Grace Eva, and a son, Theodore John. Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

Scholarship Appreciation Dinner Program Updated Artwork.

You’re Invited...

SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Scholarship Appreciation Dinner November 7, 2011

This year, your support MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011 Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center enabled us to award $700,000 (on the Cook/Douglass Campus) in scholarship funds to the students enrolled in 100 George Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. For 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Meet and Greet with students most students, your scholar- and the School of Environmental ship allows them to focus less on how to pay for college and Biological Sciences’s faculty and more on excelling in 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Dinner their studies. It also allows 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. Program our School to continue to attract and reward our best and brightest students, who Dinner Choices: we fully expect will do great Chicken, Brie & Caramelized Onion Roulade; things later in life with the accompanied by Maple Glazed Butternut Squash knowledge and experience and Buttered Brussels Sprouts they gained in our programs. or Please join us for this year’s Seared Salmon with Asparagus, Lump Crabmeat dinner and a brief program and Saffron Aioli; accompanied By Maple Glazed where you will meet and get Butternut Squash and Buttered Brussels Sprouts to know our outstanding (Special dietary selections available by request.) scholarship recipients.

We look forward to having Please RSVP your attendance, along with your dinner you join us. choice by October 31, 2011, either by emailing us at [email protected] or by calling 848-932-3572. Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

Scholarship Appreciation Dinner Program Updated Artwork.

SCHOLARSHIP A PPRECIATION DINNER MONDAY, NOVEM BER 7, 2011

DOUGLASS CAMPUS CENTER School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Jersey Roots, Global Reach

Helyar House Scholarship Albert Kleinman Scholarship in Food Science SUSTAINING DONORS: dr. Jorge H. berkowitz, Mr. Michael J. Cowan, DONOR: The Klienman Foundation Mr. Herbert Kahn, Jr., Professor david Pramer, dr. Gordon W. robinson, STUDENTS: regan albertson, Finterly Hu, Karthikeya Jagadeesan Sankaran, dr. daniel rossi, Mr. raymond Ward yang-Ji Jung, eric Mendez, anna Molinski, Leticia nascimento, yeon Hee Park, STUDENTS: vincenzo averello, Mikhail beg, Jayna blickle, donté brooks, Carol Saade, elizabeth Schuck, Wenping Tang, alexa vaughan ashleigh Carlton, Pauline Chen, William Chernes, Jr., Samantha Collazo, Susana Collazo, Sharon Cubelo, Kwadwo darkwa-anto, raynishia diaz, Kuser Scholarship natalia dziegiel, elise enners, dylan Flood, Jose Grullon, Jonathan Guaman, ruby Gupta, allyson Hensley, Cynthia Leftwich, andrew Maeng, breanne Mancuso, DONOR: The Kuser Family Chris Marfo, Jacklyn Martin, Kevin McLaughin, Sara Morris-Marano, Laura Motta, STUDENTS: Kathryn Cochran, Courtney Kasier, Stefanie Mariduena ryksmyrn Mullen, vaughn Powell, andrew reicheter, Tyshia rennick, Keiry rodriguez, Stephanie Savarese, angelyne Schofeld, Christopher Smith, Theodore Latzko Memorial Scholarship ryan Turner, ricardito vargas, Harrison Wang DONOR REPRESENTATIVE: Ms. Marie Crosby Charles E. Hess Endowed Scholarship STUDENT: Janet Peralta DONORS: dean robert M. Goodman, dr. Charles e. Hess Peter Selmar Loft Memorial Scholarship Fund STUDENT: Shannon Loelius DONORS REPRESENTATIVES: dr. C. reed Funk, dr. richard Hurley Karen Smoyak Hoffman Student Prize for Natural STUDENTS: Karen ambrose, Lisa beirn, Patrick burgess, Michael Chikos, Mario Cornejo, Laura Cortese, James Cross, david Jespersen, eric Koch, Resource Management emily Merewitz, yuanshuo Qu, Priti Saxena, ruying Wang DONORS: dr. Shirley a. Smoyak, Ms. Teena McGuinness STUDENTS: viraj dalal, bridget Johnson, ruchi Patel, Johnny voong Raymond M. Manganelli Award DONORS: Filomena r. Manganelli, dr. raymond L. Manganelli, dr. Jill a. Lipoti, Bruce A. Hovland Memorial Scholarship Mr. Franklin b. Flower DONOR: Mrs. Jane H. Hovland STUDENTS: dayna bertola, Katelyn Collins, Matthew edwards, dale Levitt STUDENTS: Karen Leu, Kelly Mannion, amanda Potter Elizabeth and Karl Ehricke/Maplewood Garden Club Henry W. Indyk Memorial Graduate Fellowship in Scholarship Turfgrass Science DONOR REPRESENTATIVE: Ms. Kathy Kholman DONORS: bruce b. Clarke, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth H. Indyk, Ms. Mary Indyk, STUDENT: Michelle Hartmann Ms. Karen Courtney, Mr. and Mrs. Kennth Kubik, Cultivated Sod research association of new Jersey, Tri-State Turf research association Richard Walter/Maplewood Garden Club Scholarship STUDENT: Chas Schmid DONOR REPRESENTATIVE: Ms. Kathy Kholman STUDENT: Jessie Woods Kings Super Market/Bildner Family Scholarship DONORS: Mr. allen I. and Mrs. Joan L. bildner, Mr. robert bildner STUDENTS: Michael driver, Lisa Schlitt

SCHOLARSHIP APPRECIATION DINNER 2011 Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

NJAES, ‘Farm to School’ Survey Report Design and Layout.

2011 NEW JERSEY FARM TO SCHOOL SURVEY REPORT farm to school

The majority of respondents (54.4%) reported spending from $1 to $10,000 on Barriers to Using Local Foods New Jersey grown produce with 30.5% unsure of the amount spent in the Respondents rated the biggest barriers to using more local foods as follows: 2009-2010 school year.

The importance of having fresh produce delivered in “ready-to-use” form Option Most Somewhat Least Important Important Important (e.g. cleaned and chopped) was assessed. Respondents were asked to select one of the following: Extra labor/prep time for local product 38.2% 41.8% 20.0% Pricing/ftting local food into budget 76.8% 19.9% 3.3% Option Percent Difculty fnding farmers to purchase from 64.6% 29.1% 6.3% directly Can only work with ‘ready-to-use’ produce 7.0 Liability/concerns about food safety and 78.9% 17.1% 4.0% Have a strong preference for ‘ready-to-use’ 37.5 food handling standards

Can work with uncut produce on an occasional basis 26.5 Timing and frequency of backdoor deliveries 59.6% 31.0% 9.4%

Are very comfortable handling uncut produce 29.0 Prime produce distributor doesn’t ofer the 45.2% 42.2% 12.7% local products wanted Don’t have the equipment, facilities or staf 25.5% 41.6% 32.9% Respondents rated their interest in purchasing New Jersey grown foods in the skills needed future as follows: Multiple orders and invoices 23.9% 30.8% 45.3% Poor product quality 69.5% 24.0% 6.6% Vegetables 98.5% Not enough storage space to accommodate 30.2% 41.5% 28.3% quantities needed to order Fruit 99.0%

Bread 38.3% Prevalence of and Interest in Farm to School Projects Grains 35.2% Approximately 6% of respondents reported that they currently have a FTS project Dairy 44.9% in their district and approximately 11% reported including a nutrition or health component in their FTS project. Twenty percent reported having a school garden Meat 30.6% program.

Dried Beans 26.5% Types of FTS activities that were reported as happening or anticipated in respondent’s districts include the following:

0 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Option Currently Anticipated Number Happening for of 2010/2011 Respondents School Year

FTS promotions (e.g. info in 26.9% 41.8% 78 foodservice newsletter, signage in cafeteria) FTS education (e.g. smart board 16.9% 19.9% 59 videos, farm visits, classroom activities) Food production (e.g. school gardens, 42.9% 29.1% 77 greenhouses, growing in the classroom)

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NJAES, FCHS ‘Grow Healthy’ Logo Design. Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

Holiday Email Blasts for the Dean. Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

‘ReConnect’ Invite Updated.

2ND ReConnect with Rutgers Food Science

April 27-28, 2012

Friday, April 27, 2012 Cook Campus Center 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Parking will be available in Lots 99C and 99D located on Biel Road 4:00 p.m...... Registration and Reception Dear Friend, 2nd Floor: Enjoy wine, cheese, and hors d’oeuvres while It is my pleasure to invite you to the 2012 ‘ReConnect with reconnecting with alumni, students, and faculty Rutgers Food Science’ event on April 27-28, 2012, on the 6:30 p.m...... Welcome and Introductions George H. Cook Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. 1st Floor: MPR B & C I hope you will join us and reconnect with friends, alumni, faculty and colleagues of the Department of Food Science 7:00 p.m...... Dinner Served at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Food Science update Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. 7:45 p.m...... Guest Speaker The Friday (April 27th) afternoon event will focus on 8:15 p.m...... Dessert networking among alumni, students, current and retired faculty, and guests, followed by a sit-down dinner, a Food 8:30-10:00 p.m...... DJ/Mix and Mingle Science update, special recognitions, reminiscences from past to present, and a special guest speaker. Saturday, April 28, 2012 Food Science Building/CAFT Conference Room The Saturday activities will begin with a continental breakfast (Parking will be available in Lot 90 until 8:30 a.m.) and an optional tour of the Food Science building. Alumni and friends will then adjourn to enjoy Rutgers Day/Ag Field 8:30 a.m...... Continental Breakfast Day activities. 10:00 a.m...... Tour of the Food Science Building, upon request Please go to our website, foodsci.rutgers.edu, for registration 10:30 a.m...... Enjoy Rutgers Day/Ag Field Day and more information, or return the enclosed card to RSVP (and Food Science Ice Cream) by April 6, 2012. A contribution of $50.00 per person for the weekend is kindly suggested. Lodging For more information, please contact Irene Weston at For your convenience, a block of rooms and/or Rutgers rate are available 732-932-9611, ext. 202 or [email protected]. at the following locations. Please refer to “ReConnect with RU Food Science” Please join us in making this the alumni event of the year! when making your reservation. Hotel rates and details are on the I look forward to seeing you in April! registration website. Heldrich Hotel Days Hotel Mukund Karwe, Chair New Brunswick East Brunswick Department of Food Science 732-729-4670 732-828-6900 [email protected] Hyatt Hotel Hampton Inn New Brunswick North Brunswick 732-873-1234 732-246-3555

We wish to thank the following companies for their support of this event: ConAgra Foods, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, DSM, Frito Lay, H.J. Heinz Co., IFF, MARS Chocolate, PEPSICO, and Unilever Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

‘ReConnect’ RSVP Updated.

ReConnect with Rutgers Food Science Name: ______Rutgers graduation degree/year: ______Address: ______ND 2 ______ReConnect with Email: ______Contact Phone: ______

Rutgers Food Science Friday, April 27, 2012 April 27- 28, 2012 Dinner at the Cook Campus Center q Yes, I plan to attend. Dinner Choice: q Seafood & Poultry Entrée Duet q Vegan/Vegetarian Food Allergies:______

Additional Guest: Name: ______Dinner Choice: q Seafood & Poultry Entrée Duet q Vegan/Vegetarian Food Allergies:______

Saturday, April 28, 2012 Breakfast at the Food Science Building/CAFT Conference Room q Yes, I plan to attend the breakfast and activities _____ Total guests attending

A contribution of $50 per person made payable to Rutgers University is kindly suggested. Total enclosed $ ______q I am unable to attend, but enclosed is my donation to the Department of Food Science in the amount of $ ______

Credit card payments: q Visa q Mastercard Amount:______Cardholder name:______(please print) Card number: ______

Exp. date (mm/yyyy): ______Billing zip code: ______

Signature: ______

(Place in enclosed return envelope, stamp, and mail, thank you.) Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

Plant Pathology and Biology Event Postcard.

An Invitation TO THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF PLANT PATHOLOGY AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

join us… OCTOBER 14, 2011 59 Dudley Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520 AT THE HELDRICH HOTEL 10 LIVINGSTON AVENUE NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY 08901 Dear Colleagues and Friends, Join us for an outstanding symposium, evening reception and banquet to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Plant Pathology at Rutgers University, immediately following the Northeastern Division APS meeting. For your convenience, a block of rooms has been reserved at the Heldrich Hotel in New Brunswick. Call 866-609-4700 or visit www.theheldrich.com to make your arrangements now! Be sure to provide attendee code #130580 to receive the special room rate. We are collecting images of Rutgers colleagues to share at the event! Email your favorite shots to [email protected]. Questions about the symposium should be directed to local arrangements host Bruce Clarke at 732-932-9400, ext. 331. For additional information about the symposium, including registration details, go to the symposium website at plantpathology100.rutgers.edu. Please spread the word to fellow alumni! Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

Website Graphics and Spotlights for NJAES and SEBS. Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

One Pagers.

International Summer Scholarships

EXPANDING THE HORIZON International Summer Scholarships for students at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Introduction Although the internet age has brought any part of the world to us instantly on a computer screen or a telephone, the educational experience obtained with travel or study abroad is unique and unforgettable. Not only is there a special opportunity for culture and language exchange, all aspects of science and technology are being pursued and shared in a world that is steadily becoming smaller. It is a learning and living experience that can open our horizon and take us to exciting and enchanting locales. For many students in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, it may be programmatically and fnancially diffcult to spend a semester or year abroad. We are therefore encouraging our students to pursue an international experience for summer 2012 with this special program. Providing more international learning opportunities is one of Executive Dean Robert Goodman’s top initiatives and this program is a step in that direction. Scholarships will be provided to help defray the cost of an international summer program or internship up to a maximum of $4,000. Individual awards will depend on specifc program costs. Students must submit an application online at sebs.rutgers.edu/international. Please keep in mind the following points.

1. Language and culture only programs will not be considered. Dates to Keep in Mind 2. Find and select a program that will enhance and strengthen November 2011 ...... Student informational panel your curriculum studies and your educational goals. Then tell us how the program you selected will do this. December 15, 2011 ...... Online applications open February 15, 2012 ...... Online applications due 3. A partial list of suitable programs is provided at sebs.rutgers.edu/international/links.html. You may March 15, 2012 ...... Scholarship recipients notifed New EcoJerseynomic Institute Develo for pFood,ment Nutrition,in South Janders eyHealth fnd other programs that may also be acceptable, but April 2012 ...... Recipients will meet as a group please check with us beforehand if you want to do a November 2012 ...... Student informational panel program from a different organization. If you have questions or need more information, please contact: 4. You must keep a journal or online blog during your time abroad. Prof. Lily Young Dean of International Programs 5. You will be asked to participate in an international study [email protected] abroad forum in fall 2012 to help inform other 732-932-8165, ext. 312 students of your experience. sebs.rutgers.edu/international Photo credits (l to r): Rich Bartolone, Daniel Goldstein, and David Tulloch.

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 59 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520 The New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health (IFNH) underscores Rutgers commitment and focuses Phone: 732.932.9800 its initiatives in the areas of food, nutrition and health. The over-riding mission of the IFNH is to make New sebs.rutgers.edu/international Jersey not just the Garden State, but also the Healthy State. The Institute draws on the strengths of the entire university as it physically co-locates and strategically aligns the diverse competencies and deep capacity of Rutgers to address society’s major unmet needs. As a top priority, the Institute will focus on ways to stem the epidemic rise in obesity, and obesity-related disorders such as cardiometabolic disease, diabetes, and cancer. Recognizing that many adult diseases have their origins in childhood, and by tapping into the power of nutritional genomics, the Institute will focus on “pre-emptive nutrition” and “social-environmental” strategies to achieve its mission. As a global center of academic excellence, the Institute will have a special role in directing research programs, providing advanced training, and developing community centric educational programs that prepare scientists and healthcare professionals for the 21st Century. The Institute will operate in the modern paradigm of translational science to quickly move fundamental research into the clinic for proof of principle and on to the community where it can be reduced to practice. The Institute will also provide a think tank of experts for the development of “evidence-based” nutrition policy that is integral to our nation’s health economic strategy. The Institute will be physically located on George H. Cook Campus and be characterized by its community centric focus, interactive teaching environments, open concept laboratories, and creative thought-space to enable intellectual collisions and teaching moments. The building is presently in the design phase with building completion anticipated in early 2015. Recruitment of the Institute’s leadership team, new faculty, and advisory boards are proceeding in parallel with the construction of the building. Director, Peter Gillies, Ph.D. [email protected]

New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 63 Dudley Road, Suite 122 New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520 Phone: 732.932.8306 Fax: 732-932-8690 ifnh.rutgers.edu Office Of Communications Portfolio of Work

County Annual Report. Monmouth County Cooperative Extension

2010 Annual Report

Our Vision Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County helps individuals, groups and organizations to address their needs, problems and concerns. We identify issues and provide the leadership, organizational skills, and commitment to develop appropriate solutions through the educational process. Our Mission We aim to assist the diverse population of Monmouth County adapt to a rapidly changing society and improve their lives by ap- plying current science-based information. Our focus is on issues and needs relating to agriculture and the environment; management of natural resources, food safety, quality, nutrition, and health; family stability; economic security and youth development. Rutgers Cooperative Extension Links the U.S. Department of Agriculture, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station at Rutgers - The State University, The School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and New Jersey county governments to provide practical education for all people. While our name changed slightly again, our mission remains focused on key extension issues. RCE faculty and staff provide outreach programs in Agriculture and Resource Management, Sea Grant Extension, 4-H Youth Development, and Family and Community Health Sciences. Our staff is supported by dedicated groups of trained volunteers who serve on advisory boards and increase our educational outreach and services to Monmouth County.

This annual report highlights some of our program outreach in 2010.

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