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New Jersey ups its peach game to stay competitiveThe Packer, 4/24/2019The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council is funding research on new peach varieties to stay in the game when competition heats up. Two peach experts are conducting the research:?Hemant Gohil, agricultural agent for fruit science with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Gloucester County, and?Dan Ward, extension tree fruit specialist at the Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center, according to a council news release... The most recent results of Rutgers research are five new varieties developed by?Rutgers fruit breeder Joe Goffreda: Brigantine, Evelynn, Silverglo, Selena and Tiana.Climate "Tipping Points" Could Add Trillions to the Costs of WarmingScientific American, 4/24/2019"Tipping elements" in the rapidly warming Arctic may add trillions of dollars to the long-term costs of climate change, a new study suggests... Still, in the meantime, there are other kinds of "tipping points" that may be of much more immediate concern, according to climate scientist?Robert Kopp of Rutgers University, who commented on the new study for E&E News. Kopp pointed to the risk of socio-economic tipping points-changes in a society's ability to respond to or recover from repeated exposure to increasingly extreme weather or other severe climate-related events, such as hurricanes, wildfires or floods.Ocean species are disappearing faster than those on landNational Geographic, 4/24/2019As the world's average temperatures creep higher, marine animals are far more vulnerable to extinctions than their earthbound counterparts, according to a new analysis of more than 400 cold-blooded species... "Marine animals live in an environment that, historically, hasn't changed temperature all that much," says?Malin Pinsky, an ecologist and evolutionary biologist at Rutgers?who led the research. "It's a bit like ocean animals are driving a narrow mountain road with temperature cliffs on either side."Climate Change Hits Sea Creatures The Hardest And They Have Nowhere To GoMashable, 4/24/2019There are 3,800 big thermometers floating in the ocean, and the readings don't lie: Over 90 percent of the warming created by humans is soaked up by the seas. Unsurprisingly, many creatures are feeling the heat... "What we found so surprising is that global warming hits sea creatures the hardest," said?Malin Pinsky, an evolutionary ecologist at Rutgers University?and lead author of the research.With flower preferences, bees have a big gapMorning Ag Clips, 4/25/2019For scores of wild bee species, females and males visit very different flowers for food - a discovery that could be important for conservation efforts, according to Rutgers-led research... "As we get a better sense of what makes flowers attractive to different kinds of bees, maybe we can get smarter about bee conservation," said lead author?Michael Roswell, a doctoral student in the lab of senior author Rachael Winfree, a professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources?at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.8 ways to spring clean your financesUSA Today, 4/25/2019You've filed your taxes, and now it's time to make good on your promise to "spring clean" your finances... Prepare a list of your financial accounts - IRAs, Roth IRAs, 401(k)s, taxable accounts and health savings accounts. "The objective is to consolidate similar accounts, IRAs for example, to a minimum number of custodians," says?Barbara O'Neill, a professor at Rutgers, the state university of New Jersey.Lawmakers hear about climate change and how to mitigate its effectsNJTV News, 4/25/2019A joint legislative committee heard the impact of climate change and ways to mitigate it from invited speakers.Board of Public Utilities President Joseph Fiordaliso said prolonged power outages after three straight nor’easters last year taught some important lessons - lessons the BPU thought Irene and Sandy had taught... “The planet is running a fever,” said?Robert Kopp, the director of Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Rutgers University. "In order to stabilize global climate, human emissions of carbon dioxide must be brought as close to zero as possible."Halsted Partners with Wallkill River Watershed Management Group to Build Rain GardenTap Into, 4/25/2019Though Newton is only two-and-a-half square miles, it is a bustling community of residences, businesses and schools. It even acts as the county seat. Since it is an urban area, the town needs to pay attention to its local watersheds and the green spaces the community offers its townspeople. Through a partnership with Wallkill River Watershed Management Group and?Rutgers University Cooperative Extension Water Resources, Halsted Middle School is doing its part to keep the water sources of Newton clean and safe.Ag Field Day at Rutgers Day favorite: Plant salesMorning Ag Clips, 4/26/2019In the long history and evolution of Ag Field Day...there are a number of longstanding traditions that people look forward to year after year...?Rutgers Gardens director Bruce Crawford and manager of horticulture Monica McLaughlin?provided some insight into what goes on behind the scenes to get thousands of plants ready for AFD... It was in 1993 when the massive sales Middlesex is known for today began ramping up, under the coordination of?Donna Pemberton, now retired program assistant, and Master Gardener Toni Budrow...?Bill Hlubik, agricultural and natural resources agent for Middlesex County, said, "People sometimes come from a couple states away because they get such good variety of different types of vegetables and herbs from the plant sale, and because they're grown by us."...?Rich Weidman, RCE of Middlesex County program associate?recommends, "Come by noon - you'll have a better selection."New Sense of Urgency in State's Mission to Reduce Global WarmingNJ Spotlight, 4/26/2019New Jersey needs to step up efforts to drive down greenhouse gas emissions, including weighing whether to incorporate the social costs of carbon into an array of government decisions, lawmakers were told yesterday... Plenty, the scientists suggested during a rare joint hearing of the Legislature's two environmental committees. "We need to get the emissions down quickly," said?Robert Kopp, a professor at Rutgers University and associate director at the Rutgers Energy Institute, who argued the state should bring carbon emissions down to zero... Jeanne Herb, executive director of environmental analysis and communications group at Rutgers University's Bloustein School of Planning, noted New Jersey has a long way to go to achieve the state's goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent from 2006 levels by 2050.Sea Creatures Getting Wiped Out Twice as Fast by Global Warming, Study ShowsThe Weather Channel, 4/26/2019Global warming has caused twice as many ocean-dwelling species as land-dwelling species to disappear from their habitats, highlighting the exceptional vulnerability of sea species that have no refuge from the rising heat, according to a new study... The results surprised the study's lead author,?Malin Pinsky, an associate professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources at Rutgers University-New Brunswick.Rutgers Day 2019 Attracts Large CrowdTap Into, 4/28/2019The 11th annual Rutgers Day was celebrated under sunny yet breezy skies by an estimated 94,000 people - providing visitors the opportunity to learn about New Jersey's largest public research university... The plant sale draws some of the earliest visitors to Rutgers Day and the chilly temperature and windy morning did not put on damper on the tradition. By late morning, some of the most popular varieties of peppers had already sold at the?Rutgers Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Plant Sale, including the Trinidad scorpion and the?pumpkin habanero pepper.Even the horses are leaving New Jersey, data , 4/28/2019It looks like economic downturn has also affected our equestrian friends who are galloping off to greener pastures. From 2012 to 2017, the New Jersey horse and pony population plummeted about 15.5 percent, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture Census...?Karyn Malinowski, director of the Rutgers Equine Science Center, said that the sharp drop in the horse population is due to the state withdrawing subsidies back in 2011 used to bolster the New Jersey's horse racing purses. "People are breeding less horses for racing," Malinowski said.Global Warming Is Wiping Out Marine Animals Faster Than Land DwellersVice, 4/29/2019Ocean creatures are twice as likely as land animals to lose their habitats due to climate change, according to a paper published Wednesday in Nature... Led by?Malin Pinsky, an ecologist at Rutgers University, the authors calculated the heat tolerance of 318 terrestrial species, including butterflies, spiders, and lizards, and 88 marine animals, such as fish, molluscs, and crustaceans.Study: Male and Female Bees Frequent Different FlowersSci News, 4/29/2019"As we get a better sense of what makes flowers attractive to different kinds of bees, maybe we can get smarter about bee conservation," said lead author?Michael Roswell, a doctoral student at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. In the study, Roswell and colleagues assessed differences between floral preferences of male and female bees in the field. They collected bees foraging on flowers in semi-natural meadows in New Jersey, the United States.Food entrepreneur event to kick-start Small Business WeekNJBIZ, 4/29/2019Are you looking to break into the New Jersey's food industry? Maybe you're BBQ is begging for a food truck. Or, some surplus from your garden has you selling homemade ketchup, at an increasing rate. On May 6, the New Jersey Small Business Development Center at Brookdale Community College will hold its 4th Annual Foodiepreneur: The Business of Food event, at Ocean County College in Toms River to launch National Small Business Week...Essential partners for the project include John Lawson of Whole Foods Market, Esther Psarakis of Foodpreneur,?Richard McArdle of the Rutgers Food Innovation Center?and Patricia High of the Ocean Health Department.How New Jersey Stays Competitive for Peach SeasonNew Jersey 101.5, 4/29/2019The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council is funding research on new peach varieties so the state can stay competitive. Two peach experts from Rutgers University are conducting the research,Hemant Gohil, agricultural agent for fruit science?and?Dan Ward, extension tree fruit specialist. Ward said they're studying how peaches perform in the field and in storage, and how the fruit quality holds up after harvest -- to make it more profitable and efficient for the growers to handle and sell them.We invite you to send an email to?InTheNews@aesop.rutgers.edu?alerting us when you are quoted in a story or if your program is mentioned in the news. Please send links of news,?as it happens, as some media outlets do not retain online links beyond a week.Visit the newly redesigned SEBS and NJAES Newsroom at?sebsnjaesnews.rutgers.edu. ................
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