Rutgers university is NJ's land-grant institution and home to the NJ agricultural experiment station (njaes)

Njaes strives to develop and deliver practical science-based solutions that contribute to agricultural sustainability and health and wellness of our communities and the environment through research and community outreach. The critical issues that stakeholders have identified fall into five broad categories and form the basis of the njaes work plan: 1. Build sustainable and resilient communities; 2. Ensure healthy outcomes: food, nutrition, health; 3. Ensure positive outcomes for our youth; 4. Maintain viable agriculture and aquaculture; 5. Protect and sustain our resources. Njaes supports research needed to deal with these critical issues in projects which focus on combating climate change, reducing reliance on non-renewable energy sources, dealing with the emergence of pesticide resistant pests and pathogens, and increasing food security. Our projects are consistent with USDA-nifa science priority areas. Njaes maintains its commitment to make its resources, expertise, and programs available to all NJ residents, businesses, and communities. Through our research projects we use innovative approaches to apply the land-grant model to support a sustainable agricultural and food system at the u rban/suburban fringe; protect the state's natural resources; sustainably develop NJ's human and community capital; and address nutrition, health and wellness concerns. Research development findings are delivered via educational programs and training, technology TR ansfer, policy recommendations, public-oriented publications, peer-reviewed professional/scientific publications, and the formation of spin-off companies. This research and extension-integrated outreach is achieved statewide through dozens of centers, institutes, and off-campus research stations and cooperative extension offices.