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Prof. and Chair James Oehmke presents at the Resurrecting the Beef Industry in New Jersey Forum at Sussex County Community College on May 29.
Undergraduate Research Showcase
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Audri Riana, Naren Karthikeyan, Eve Nevelos, Marian Hollenbeck, Sadhana Vasanthakumar, Nikhil Srinivas, and Ziyong Qu (left to right) The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Rutgers University recently hosted its inaugural Undergraduate Research Showcase, featuring student projects addressing key challenges in agriculture, sustainability, and global economic development. Student teams presented research spanning topics from […]
Bridging Academic Theory and Industry Practice Through Engagement
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April 9, 2026 by Office of Public Outreach and Communication In middle of students from left to right Students with the Executive Marketing Director David Troupos, Vice President and Community Manager Melvin Rodriguez, Branch Manager Andrea Rodriguez, Vice President and Community Development Manager Seyi Ola, JP Morgan Chase & Co. team following their community resources and career […]
Childhood Obesity Undercuts The American Dream For Some, Study Says
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Original Article by: Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterPublished on: March 25, 2026Publication: Childhood Obesity Undercuts The American Dream For Some, Study Says Children who are obese are far less likely to climb the economic ladder as adults, compared to kids who have a normal weight, researchers recently reported in the Journal of Population Economics. In essence, kids’ excess […]
Childhood Obesity Makes It Harder to Climb the Economic Ladder, Study Finds
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Original Article by: Kitta MacPhersonPublished on: March 18, 2026Publication: Childhood Obesity Makes It Harder to Climb the Economic Ladder, Study Finds | Rutgers University A rising health problem could deny the chance to achieve the American dream Childhood obesity may be quietly undermining one of the central promises of American life. A study by a […]
Celebrating Black History Month — W. Arthur Lewis
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W. Arthur Lewis was the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University and was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1979. Prof. Lewis was known for his two sector model of economic development, published in 1954. In this model labor migrated from a less organized and less productive sector (agriculture, petty trade, busking) to […]
NJ Agricultural Convention
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January 22 – 23, 2026 in Atlantic City, New Jersey photographed by Lori Nardoza / Office of Public Outreach and Communication Prof. James Oehmke, DAFRE (l to r); Prof. Patty Oehmke, FCHS; and Executive Dean Laura Lawson, SEBS attended the New Jersey Agricultural Convention on January 22 and 23, 2026. Prof. James Oehmke, DAFRE and Prof. Patty […]
Recent Data Highlights the Tightening Ag Labor Market in New Jersey
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Research article published by Seowoo Lee, Assistant Extension Specialist in Farm Viability at DAFRE Professor Seowoo Lee, has published a new extension factsheet (FS1381) detailing the evolving state of New Jersey’s agricultural workforce. As the state’s crop production remains highly labor-intensive, the factsheet describes that growers are navigating a rapidly shrinking pool of traditional workers […]
Kelce invests in South Jersey family-owned hot sauce brand
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Original reporting by Kimberly Redmond for NJBIZ: “Kelce invests in South Jersey family‑owned hot sauce brand.” Jason Kelce invests in South Jersey family-owned hot sauce brand Hank Sauce. The Rutgers Food Innovation Center collaborated with Hank Sauce in their early days to help them address food safety, production, and scaling.
DAFRE Retreat 2025
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Prof. Isaac Vellangany (l. to r.), Prof. Marybeth Gasman (facilitator), Prof. Sanjib Bhuyan, and Mr. Bob Branz discuss a departmental vision for the future at the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics retreat, held 11/20/25 at the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health. Ms. Lori Dars, Prof. Paul Gottlieb, and Mr. John Italia, discuss […]