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State Legislative Update
Click
here for the May 2012 update.
Farmers are advised . . . all
licensed pesticide applicators under DEP rules who store pesticides on
their business site are required to notify their local fire company of
such storage by May 1 of each year.
Click
here for more information.
Meats and Cheese Drive Slight
Increase in Retail Food Prices
Click
here to read more.
NJFB submitted comments to the SADC
on the proposed Direct Marketing AMP.
Click
here to read the comments.
In
2009, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled
that pesticide applications “to” or “near” waters of the
United States are qualified point-source pollutants.
As such, these applications now require National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination Systems (NPDES) permit coverage under the Clean
Water Act (CWA).
Click
here for more information.
New Jersey Farm Bureau submitted
comments regarding the new State Strategic Plan.
Click
here to read the comments.
Last January, Gov. Christie signed
into law a bill that establishes standards for turf fertilization,
requires certification of professional fertilizer applicators, and
regulates labeling and the sale of specialty fertilizers for
turf. Implementation took effect in January, 2012.
Rutgers-NJAES has launched ProFACT,
the internet-based training program that will guide implementation of
the law.
Click
here to go to ProFACT.
Minimum Wage: NJFB
has posted a one page fact sheet entitled: "Minimum
Wage Increase Proposal-Impacts on Agriculture."
It contains a brief
description of the proposed bills (S-3, A-2162) and talking points for
farmers to use when discussing the legislation.
Farmland
Assessment
Know the Facts
NJFB,
has updated its farmland assessment fact sheet.
Click here for a copy.
NJFB's Summary of the
Common Motor Vehicle Regulations Impacting Farmers is now available
online.
Click
here for a copy of the booklet.
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