Rutgers creates course to train the next generation of farmers – NJ 101.5
New Jersey is known as the “Garden State” and agriculture is the state’s third largest industry (after pharmaceuticals and tourism); but will the state have enough farmers in the future?Read More: Rutgers creates course to train the next generation of farmers
Rutgers University Launches Public Course To Train New Farmers In New Jersey – CBS New York
CREAM RIDGE, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Farmers are aging out in New Jersey, and there’s a new push to bring young blood into the Garden State’s industry. Read More: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/rutgers-university-ru-ready-to-farm-farming-course/
New Rutgers Program Hopes to Grow a New Generation of Farmers – NJ 101.5
The average age of a New Jersey farmer is now approaching 60, and while that in itself is not a problem, there are concerns over whether a next generation is budding within the statewide industry. Read More: New Rutgers program hopes to grow a new generation of NJ farmers |
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Awarded $515,000 Grant to Launch Beginner Farmer Training Program
United States Department of Agriculture grant-funded program seeks to train the next generation of New Jersey farmers. MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ, April 7, 2021 — RU Ready to Farm, a new beginner farmer training program from the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension, will hold its first online information session on May 1, […]