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Check out what’s been going on with the 4-H Active Citizenship club in this January club report, submitted by youth member, Lucas K.! Click here!
Active Citizenship Club Report
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Reel into Fishing Recap
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Viking is proudly supporting the expansion of the IGFA youth fishing program, “Reel Into Fishing,” in New Jersey’s Burlington County. The International Game Fish Association partners with Rutgers University and 4-H to expose youth to fishing and marine conservation, “building the next generation of ethical anglers and fisheries scientists.” Already extremely successful in neighboring Ocean […]
Help Active Citizenship Give Military Families A Happy Holiday!
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Looking for a chance to help our troops? Burlington County 4-H’s Active Citizenship Club has put together a donation box for holiday decorations and treats to be sent out to families of deployed service members. The box is available in the lobby of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension building of Burlington County, located at 2 Academy […]
Aspen Hills Holiday Collection Project
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As part of a long-standing tradition, Burlington County 4-H has once again opened their donation box for the Aspen Hill Healthcare Facility of Pemberton, NJ, and we invite everyone to give a helping hand this holiday! The donation box will be available in the lobby of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension building of Burlington County, located […]
Sponsor a Birthday Box!
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As part of their support for the Generations Family Success Center, Burlington County’s Active Citizenship Club has put together Birthday Boxes! These boxes will be filled with birthday-related items and donated to families all across Burlington County so they can afford a birthday celebration for their child/children. Any dollar amount donated will go towards the […]
Burlington County Cloggers Report
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Headlines Report – Fall, 2023 This report is from the Burlington County 4H Cloggers and will include events that took place from September to November. Pictures are included for your enjoyment. In September we helped out at the Southampton school’s PTA event. We had a good crowd with us. In September and October, we warmly […]
Rutgers Homesteading Academy Kicks Off Third Year with 3 Exciting Webinars
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The Rutgers Homesteading Academy, a once-monthly lunchtime webinar series, was launched by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County in October 2021. At that time, the COVID-19 pandemic was ongoing and many residents developed a keen interest in improved self-sufficiency. To date, we have offered 18 webinars that provide introductory information on the breadth of homesteading […]
Hessian Fly and the “Fly-Free Date”
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Hessian fly is a pest of wheat and other small grain crops that dates back to the Revolutionary War, when it was introduced to North America from Europe on imported straw bedding. Today, Hessian fly remains a pest of concern in all major wheat growing areas. In our region, Hessian fly has 2 generations per […]
Corn Tar Spot Identified in New Jersey
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The presence of Corn Tar Spot (Phyllachora maydis) has been confirmed in New Jersey. Laboratory examination of a corn sample from New Jersey revealed the presence of tar spot. Tar spot is a foliar disease of corn that commonly occurs throughout Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The disease was identified in the […]