The front page of yesterday’s Star-Ledger featured a piece about a Fairleigh Dickinson/PublicMind Poll showing that most New Jerseyans plan to flee the state once they retire. The main reason given was our state’s high costs and taxes. That was no surprise to me. Over…
Strings dangling from a greenhouse-like tunnel dance when a breeze blows through Shirley Kline’s small farm, a wisp of rural beauty in a cantaloupe patch. The moment is not lost on the world-traveled farmer of 6 acres in Stow Creek Township, Cumberland County. “If you…
Excitement is building around the New Jersey Farm to School program, said Mary Stein, associate director of the National Farm to School Network. “Where New Jersey really stands out is through the school garden program. They’ve been major leaders around that movement,” Stein said. “Those…
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture has been hearing reports of crop damage from a hail storm that hit Gloucester, Cumberland, Salem and Atlantic counties on May 22. The Department is working with USDA Farm Service Agency in helping to assess damage and determine what…
New Jersey agriculture officials spent Friday assessing crop damage from a heavy hailstorm that swept through Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland counties Thursday night, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Click here to read more.
As of April 28, 2014, the status and future direction of the immigration reform bill in Congress rests solely in the hands of House Speaker John Boehner. The current insider speculation is that he will not attempt to move this high-profile, controversial legislation before the…
GMOs: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR NEW JERSEY FARMERS — Friday, May 9, 2014 9:00 AM to Noon at the NJAES EcoComplex, Bordentown, NJ. The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) and the NJAES Board of Managers is sponsoring an informational forum about genetically modified organisms…
About 600 business people and public officials took the Amtrak train last Tuesday for the annual “Walk to Washington,” a 77-year lobbying tradition. Click here to read more.
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s (NJDA) Division of Marketing and Development works with seven different commodity promotion councils on projects aimed at enhancing commodity-specific marketing and research opportunities. This partnership is in place for the following promotional councils: wine, apples, poultry, dairy, sweet potatoes,…
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our good friend Dave Klemm, a former director from Sussex County and current member of the State Board of Agriculture. Dave was a sincere advocate for agriculture and a great friend to many. He…
