Communicating Science-based Information to Your Farm Market Customers

Good communication with your farm market customers is essential now more than ever to maintain their trust and support. Recommendations include telling, displaying and practicing science-based information about what you are doing to protect the shopping public visiting your farm or market. There is too much confusing misinformation available about how to protect yourselves and […]

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COVID-19: Rutgers Delivers Pesticide Training Manuals to Your Door!

Your Rutgers NJAES Pest Management Office publishes and  prints manuals for those studying for certification exams for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s pesticide dealer and applicator licensing exams. See our Pesticide Appli… Read More »

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COVID-19: PESTICIDE EXAMS **NJDEP ALERTS **

Rutgers is providing you this announcement regarding pesticide certification exams from the Bureau of Licensing and Registration of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). **REVISED ALERT (issued March 26, 2020)** The April 8th a… Read More »

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NJAES COVID-19 Resource Website

Rutgers NJAES launches website dedicated to COVID-19 resources for commercial agriculture, the food industry, youth, and families.

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COVID-19 Update – NJ Executive Order 109 Mandatory PPE Inventory Reporting Details

Since you received the alert below yesterday afternoon, new Cumberland County Ag Agent Dr. Tim Waller discovered the following details: “[Both] inventory reports and donations of PPE can be made at this site:  https://covid19.nj.gov/ppereport “What does this mean? It is the current understanding that the state will not take PPE from companies at this time, […]

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COVID-19 Resources for Nursery, Greenhouse, Landscape, Garden Centers, etc.

Please contact Cumberland County Extension Agent Tim Waller if you would like to have an association added to the “Green Industry COVID links PDF”. twaller@njaes.rutgers.edu   Defining Essential Businesses Closing of non-essential retail businesses following New Jersey Executive Orders 107 and 108 have had many NJ green-industries wondering, “what does this mean for my business”. […]

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