As the majority of New Jersey agriculture is devoted to labor-intensive crops, labor costs play a critical role in farm viability. Labor shortages remain a concern for New Jersey farms and are ...

Ricardo Kairios, Family and Community Health Sciences Educator, Mercer County Claudia Urdanivia, Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent, Essex County Gabrielle Bromfeld, 4-H Youth Development Program ...

Food shapes every community, whether it is shared during holiday gatherings, offered in acts of hospitality, or handed out at school lunch, yet many people rarely stop to consider how it arrives on ...

The purpose of this manual is to provide recommendations to land managers and landscape contractors on best management practices for effectively conducting organic land care. Organic land care is a ...

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Where wildlife is abundant and/or crops are high value, fencing can be an effective tool for excluding deer and small mammals. High-tensile woven wire (HTWW) fences provide a physical barrier that ...

This publication provides pesticide applicators with a comprehensive source of information and guidance on the selection and safe use of respiratory protection for pesticides in compliance with ...

Despite the fact that New Jersey receives ample rainfall--with average annual precipitation ranging from 38 to 54 inches across the state (NOAA 2002)--there is considerable demand on the state’s water ...

Organic matter refers to carbon-based compounds and structures that are derived from living organisms. Organic matter contains carbon in a reduced form as well as other elements that serve as plant ...

In January 2014, legislation was adopted in New Jersey authorizing public schools to serve students the produce grown in community gardens (NJ A3019). The legislation requires that in order for the ...

Occasionally, insects or other pests may invade homes. Some may simply be nuisances that do not harm the home, its contents, or the inhabitants. Others may infest food products or damage fabrics. Some ...