Tag: agriculture
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Middlesex County to celebrate importance of agriculture
The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will celebrate National Ag Day at 6:30 p.m. on March 19 at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. National Ag Week is March 10-16. Just about everything we eat, wear or use is made possible through agriculture, according to…
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Celebrate National Ag Day at the Middlesex County EARTH Center
To honor National Ag Day, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County has planned “The State of Agriculture and our Food Systems – County, State and Beyond” seminar for 6:30-8 p.m. on March 20 at the EARTH Center, in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., North Brunswick. Led by Agricultural Agent and Professor Bill Hlubik, the talk…
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Monmouth Junction teen named state agricultural ambassador
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Isha Thapar of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, second from right, was named an agricultural ambassador for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) during the Joint Agricultural Convention Dinner at the 103rd New Jersey State Agricultural Convention, held Feb. 6-8 in Atlantic City. Isha…
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Monroe teen named state agricultural ambassador
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Shannon Glynn of Monroe, second from right, was named an agricultural ambassador for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) during the Joint Agricultural Convention Dinner at the 103rd New Jersey State Agricultural Convention, held Feb. 6-8 in Atlantic City. Isha is a Middlesex County 4-H lead…
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NJ farmers mark 20 years of “on the road against hunger”
BORDENTOWN – New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger (FAH), a program of the New Jersey Agricultural Society, is celebrating its 20th year of collecting surplus fresh fruits and vegetables from farms, wholesalers and grocery stores for distribution to agencies serving those in need. As part of the 20th anniversary, FAH will be holding a campaign to support the purchase…
