April 7, 2021

Beef Cattle Management 101-Webinar Series

Session 1: April 19th -7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  • Changes and Updates to Relief Programs that Impact Farmers
  • What Farmers Need to Know about Changes and Updates to the Latest Relief Bills
  • Checklist for Calving Success.

Presenters include:

  1. Dr. Robin Brumfield, Extension Specialist in Farm Management at Rutgers University
  2. Melissa Bravo, M.S. Assistant Professor, Rutgers Cooperative Extension Agronomy and Livestock Agent, Salem County

Register for this event: https://go.rutgers.edu/RUBeef1

 

Session 2: April 26th -7:00 PM to 8:00 PM

  • Forage Quality and Nutritional Requirements
  • Handling Facilities and Safety
  • Manure Management Plans

Presenters include:

  1. Dr. Mike Westendorf, Animal Science Extension Specialist/Professor of Rutgers University
  2. Hank Bignell, Sr. Program Coordinator for Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Warren County
  1. Sandra Howland and Kelly Steimle, Research Scientists for NJ Department of Agriculture

Register for this event: https://go.rutgers.edu/RUBeef2

 

Each webinar has a different URL, register for each session separately.

 

For questions about the series or for instructions to access Webex please email Hank Bignell at hdbignell@njaes.rutgers.edu

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December 7, 2020

Sweet Basil Virtual Workshop This Thursday and Friday

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Managing Basil Under Increasingly Challenging Conditions, a virtual workshop, will be held this Thursday, Dec. 10, and Friday, Dec. 11. Hosted by University of Massachusetts in collaboration with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and the University of Florida as part of our USDA/SCRI/NIFA supported Sweet Basil Research Initiative, with Drs. Jim Simon and Andy Wyenandt of Rutgers co-coordinating the educational program for growers, Extension workers, researchers and industry reps.

The virtual sessions will be on the Zoom platform. Links and other means of connecting will be shared in another post before the meeting begins after you register here <https://forms.gle/iofJ79idzyG3j48ZA>.

Click here to view the updated agenda. All meeting times are Eastern Standard Time running 9:00am to 5:15pm on Dec. 10, and 9:00am to 12:30pm on Dec. 11. Feel free to join in or leave at any time to learn about the topics that interest you.

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