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Rutgers equine pasture research resultsThe Delmarva Farmer, 11/1/2020Over the past two months, we shared results of an integrated rotational grazing study at Rutgers University, in which an improved forage variety of warm-season annual crabgrass ("Quick-N-Big") was incorporated into a traditional cool-season rotational grazing system... Editor's note:?Jennifer Weinert is a graduate student of Carey Williams at Rutgers University.The U.S. has absolutely no control over the coronavirus. China is on top of the tiniest risks.The Washington Post, 11/10/2020After spending weeks investigating a mysterious coronavirus outbreak in the port city of Qingdao, officials from China's Center of Disease Control declared confidently on Oct. 17 that they had found the culprit: packages of frozen food imported from abroad. "Is it theoretically possible that workers got sick from packaging? Yes. Do we have evidence that this is a common mode of transmission? No," said?Donald Schaffner,?an expert on food sciences and viral transmission at Rutgers University.Rutgers Cooperative Extension Webinar to Provide Insights to Sleep and HealthCape May County Herald, 11/10/2020This program presented by?Chris Zellers, Cape May County?FCHS?educator/assistant professor, will focus on the benefits of a good night's sleep, how to get better sleep and what research can teach us about sleep. Zellers stated, "Sleep impacts our daily lives in so many ways, yet many American's find sleep to be illusive. Creating good sleeping habits can make a world of difference to overall health."4-H Youth Development Program Targets Hunger Through Service ProjectsCape May County Herald, 11/11/2020The Cape May County 4-H Youth Development Program is excited to announce new community service projects for 4-H members called"Cape May County 4-H Cares," and it consists of two service projects to help stock Cape May County food pantries at this challenging time.?Linda Horner, 4-H?Program coordinator for Cape May County, stated, "One of the unfortunate things about the pandemic is that 4-H members have not been able to work together on community service projects. Giving back to others is such an important part of 4-H, and 4-H members have fun working together to help others, so we created a fun service project for our members to do with their families and share with the 4-H community."Rutgers-New Brunswick Addresses Food Insecurity, a Nationwide Problem on college campusesTap Into, 11/12/2020More students are aware of the Rutgers Student Food Pantry at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and report using the pantry than they did in 2016, according to the findings of a 2019 survey that were presented on campus Thursday.?Cara Cuite, an assistant extension specialist in the Department of Human Ecology?in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, shared the findings of the survey, which was done in 2019 and builds on an earlier study from 2016 and discussed the university's efforts to support food insecure students.Rutgers 'Scarlet Hot Sauce' makes its debutMorning Ag Clips, 11/12/2020The Exotic Pepper Project team of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences announced the release of a new hot sauce made from Rutgers-grown hot peppers. "Scarlet Hot Sauce" was made available to Rutgers Dining Services on October 12 in a limited first-run. The spicy concoction is a result of over two years of collaboration initiated in 2018 between the Exotic Pepper Project team,? Rutgers Dining Services, and HotSauce4Good, LLC. Since 2010, the Exotic Hot Pepper Project team -?Albert Ayeni, ethnic crop specialist, Tom Orton, extension specialist in vegetable breeding and Jim Simon, distinguished professor of natural plant products, along with SEBS undergraduate and graduate students - have been evaluating the agricultural attributes of more than 40 exotic hot peppers at Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Bridgeton, NJ; the Rutgers Snyder R esearch Farm in Pittstown, NJ; and in New Brunswick on the Rutgers Cook Campus at Horticultural Farm III.Coronavirus Today: Around the Nation and the WorldLos Angeles Times, 11/12/2020Today's question comes from a reader who wants to know: Is it better to wash my hands with warm water rather than cold water? As it turns out, the water's temperature doesn't really matter. That's according to?Donald W. Schaffner, a food microbiologist at?Rutgers University?who has spent two decades studying handwashing. "Our research as well as the research of others has shown that water temperature really makes very little difference," Schaffner says. "It's mostly about comfort, so people should use a water temperature that is comfortable."Rutgers 'Scarlet Hot Sauce' makes its debutMorning Ag Clips, 11/12/2020The Exotic Pepper Project team of the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) and School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) announced the release of a new hot sauce made from Rutgers-grown hot peppers called 'Scarlet Hot Sauce.' Since 2010, the Exotic Hot Pepper Project team-Albert Ayeni, ethnic crop specialist,?Tom Orton, extension specialist in vegetable breeding and?Jim Simon, distinguished professor of natural plant products, along with SEBS undergraduate and graduate students-have been evaluating the agricultural attributes of more than 40 exotic hot peppers at Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center (RAREC) in Bridgeton, NJ; the Rutgers Snyder Research Farm in Pittstown, NJ; and in New Brunswick on the Rutgers Cook Campus at Horticultural Farm III.Aster Tataricus: A floral star in the November gardenMorning Ag Clips, 11/15/2020Let's face it, November is not a month best noted for flowers.; The spectacular fall colors of various trees and shrubs abound, but for the pollinators, there are scant few flowers left to visit. Even most of our native plants have succumbed to the autumn frosts. However, over the past few years, I have noticed one plant that has sustained both blooms and pollinators well into November - Aster tataricus, commonly known as the?Tatarian Aster?--?Bruce Crawford.'Cooking Your Way to a Healthy Heart' Lecture (VIRTUAL)The Press of Atlantic City, 11/16/2020Joanne Kinsey?of Rutgers Edu will be presenting this virtual lecture, Cooking Your Way to a Healthy Heart. Many people are cooking meals at home these days! This session will cover using Longevity Tips from around the world this session provides simple tips and recipes to help you maintain a healthy heart and lifestyle. Ms. Kinsey is the?Family and Community Health Sciences?Educator, Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Atlantic and Ocean Counties funded through the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.We invite you to send an email to?InTheNews@sebs.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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