Climate Change and Agriculture in NJ
On March 4, 2105, Rutgers Climate Institute in partnership with New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers Department of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents and the Rutgers Department of Plant Biology and Pathology hosted a workshop for Rutgers Agricultural Experiment Station Cooperative Extension Faculty and Staff on climate change and agriculture. The workshop was held at the Rutgers EcoComplex, Bordentown, NJ. Support for the Workshop was also provided by the USDA-Northeast Climate Hub. Presentations from the workshop are embedded in the agenda below. Although not on the original agenda, Dr. Norman Lalancette gave an impromptu presentation of peach blossom data he has been aggregating and as such his presentation is included as well.
Program Committee
Marjorie Kaplan, Associate Director, Rutgers Climate Institute
Mark Robson, Professor and Chair, Plant Biology and Pathology
Daniel Kluchinski, Assistant Director, Cooperative Extension and Chair, Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Management Agents
Agricultural and Resource Management Agents Education and Resource Training Committee:
Steve Komar, Agricultural & Resource Management Agent
Sal Mangiafico, Agricultural & Resource Management Agent
Meredith Melendez, Agricultural & Resource Management Agent
Gary Pavlis, Agricultural & Resource Management Agent
Nick Polanin, Agricultural & Resource Management Agent
Steve Rettke, Agricultural & Resource Management Agent
Amy Rowe, Agricultural & Resource Management Agent
