Whether you’re a complete beginner, or just want to brush up on your parliamentary procedure skills, this video tutorial can help you to run more efficient County Board of Agriculture meetings! Click here to watch the video.
TRENTON (March 1, 2018) — The Young Farmers and Ranchers committee of the New Jersey Farm Bureau held their first meeting of the new year at “The Farmhouse” — offices of the New Jersey Farm Bureau — on West State Street, directly across the street…
TRENTON — A healthy dose of skepticism was evident Tuesday at the Trenton War Memorial at a standing-room-only educational seminar for local and state officials on marijuana legalization. There was nearly as much concern as enthusiasm about the prospect of allowing adults to use marijuana…
Frustrated by the focus on legalizing recreational marijuana in New Jersey, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of pot by treating it like a traffic offense in the state. The bill, introduced Thursday,…
The New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife will host a symposium on ‘Managing Deer in Suburban and Agricultural Landscapes’ March 19 at the Rutgers EcoComplex. The workshop is FREE, but does require participants to be pre-registered. Spots are first come – first served. Click…
N.J. pest-fighting laboratory long overdue for renovation There’s a place in New Jersey where bugs are not swatted, trapped or flushed but instead, counted, fed and cared for. Unfortunately, the bugs are in better condition than the building that houses them. The Phillip Alampi Beneficial…
Proposed regulations, they claim, would eliminate urban beekeeping and severely restrict the practice in most suburbs Honeybee colonies worldwide have come under attack in recent years by the mysterious colony collapse disorder and vicious mite infestations. Now, in New Jersey, state regulations aimed at backyard…
Agriculture has always been a keystone of the state’s economy; if no longer dominant in dollars, it certainly still plays a significant role in the Garden State’s image. The Department of Agriculture’s transition report underscores that fact, with its advisory committee hoping to enhance New…
Pro: Federal OK confirms safety of the much-needed infrastructure On Jan. 19, the PennEast natural gas pipeline received federal approval and moved our region toward a clean-energy future. Families and businesses across New Jersey and Pennsylvania are closer than ever to realizing the benefits of lower…
Voting delegates to the NJ State Ag Convention have received a copy of the proposed resolutions, in advance of the meeting. The following links are to a listing of the resolutions, and a brief synopsis of them. Resolutions Index Resolutions Synopsis
