The New Jersey Farmer Archives
Doell jumps into growing bridal industry with Little Big Farm Flowers
BLAIRSTOWN — There isn’t a sign on Heller Hill Road when you leave Hope Township and enter Blairstown, but as soon as you cross the town line, there is a small, red barn with a large sunflower logo for Little Big Farm’s Flowers. Patti Doell has owned and...
Molnar, assistants have New Jersey on cusp of entering hazelnut market
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Within a year, farmers in the Garden State could be growing and perhaps even selling “Jersey Fresh” hazelnuts, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Thomas Molnar and his teams of graduate and undergrad students. Through a rigorous program of...
When in Rome: Molnar utilizes Italian equipment
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Since there has been a large hazelnut industry in Italy for many years, Rutgers Associate Professor of Plant Biology, Dr. Thomas Molnar, and his team of researchers got approval to purchase specialized harvesting equipment from Chianchia,...
MCFOODS marks 25 years helping local needy
EAST BRUNSWICK — Thanks to the efforts of dedicated volunteers, former county freeholder Jane Brady and a small team at the Middlesex County Improvement Authority in nearby Monroe Township, families struggling to pay utility bills, rent, mortgages and...
Ag groups’ teamwork has message (Editorial)
One day after the Nov. 6 mid-term elections, amidst escalating political rhetoric and partisanship, farm groups are finding common ground. The National Pork Board, United Soybean Board and National Corn Growers Association announced a partnership to develop a...
A timely reminder on evaluating hay quality (Animal Science Update)
(Note: This article was guest-written by Jennifer Weinert, a graduate student of mine. She is a Wisconsin native who grew up on a dairy farm, but gravitated more towards the horses than cows She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with an...
Entrepreneurs gather at Rutgers to discuss ways to enhance agriculture
NEW BRUNSWICK — The fifth annual Entrepreneurship in Agriculture Day was held at Foran Hall on the Cook Campus of Rutgers University on Oct. 20. Presenters included 11 undergraduate student interns who researched and did field work in areas of agriculture...
McConaughy sees infrastructure as major hurdle
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — From Jon McConaughy’s perspective, it’s not access to land or lack of marketing savvy that holds many farmers back. It’s the barriers of farmers getting processing equipment to turn raw products into value-added food items. McConaughy owns...
Methane reduction (Animal Science Update)
(Editor’s Note: Michael Westendorf is with the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.) One of the gases produced by animals on livestock farms is methane. It is a byproduct of anaerobic fermentation in unturned manure piles,...
Getting to the ‘meat’ of the matter (Editorial)
A joint meeting of the USDA and Food and Drug Administration last month further fueled the debate over what to call lab-grown meat-like food and what agency should have jurisdiction over its regulation. Several U.S. cell-cultured meat companies are developing...
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