The New Jersey Farmer Archives
Brumfield suggests mission statement
NEW BRUNSWICK — Dr. Robin Brumfield, a farm management specialist at Rutgers University’s Agricultural Extension Service, delivered a talk recently on creating a vision and mission statement for smaller farmers at Blake Hall on the Cook campus....
NOFA-NJ Winter Conference to offer attendees new business models
NEW BRUNSWICK — Attendees at the Northeast Organic Farming New Jersey Winter Conference on Feb. 1 will have an opportunity to learn about new business models.The conference is at Rutgers University from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m.Roger Noonan, the president...
RCE, NJFB receive anonymous donation, fundraising
An anonymous donor has challenged Rutgers Cooperative Extension and New Jersey Farm Bureau to raise additional funds for Rutgers Cooperative Extension for new specialists and county-based natural resource agents’ programming to support production...
Belle Mead Co-Op marking centennial
HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP — Patronized by big and small farmers, backyard fruit and vegetable growers, and home owners with pets for decades, the Belle Mead Co-Op will celebrate its centennial this year. Founded on Oct. 4, 1920 by more than a dozen...
Detox from activists’ stunts (Editorial)
The winter holidays have passed, and for many, it signals the start of a recovery from the sweet treats, bountiful meals and gift-giving pressures. Some join or return to the fitness center with the healthiest intentions, some start a fad diet, some...
Feeding management (Animal Science Update)
(Editor’s note: Michael Westendorf is with the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers University.)Nutrient inputs on a farm consist of feed, animals, bedding and fertilizer. Outputs are meat, milk, animals, crops and manure. When...
Bobolink a surprise detour for couple
MILFORD — Bobolink Farm and Bake House is a second career for both Jonathan White and his wife Nina. Jonathan worked as an engineer for 17 years while Nina, a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, worked in ballet and modern...
NOFA-NJ to host 30th conference on Feb. 1
NORTH BRUNSWICK — The 30th annual Winter Conference of the Northeast Organic Farming Association-New Jersey will consolidate five tracks of workshops into one day, Saturday, Feb. 1, from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Rutgers Douglass Student Center.The...
Raw milk seminar scheduled for Rutgers on Jan. 15
NEW BRUSWICK — Once again, organic agriculture, soils and New Jersey’s milk choice advocate, Dr. Joseph Heckman of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences at Rutgers has organized a raw milk seminar, to be held on the Cook campus on Jan....
Farm grows vertically, helps adults with autism
HACKENSACK — New Jersey provides a home to more people with autism than any state, and a government-funded farm that grows greens vertically is donating all proceeds to an organization that helps them.Greens Do Good opened in April 2019 as an...
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