The NJFB Annual Meeting will be held Monday and Tuesday, November 18-19, 2013 at the Princeton Westin at Forestall Village. Don’t forget to register for your meals for this event – Click here for the meal reservation form.
NJFB President Ryck Suydam takes a moment to update the contact information on his 2014 membership renewal form. Ryck urges all members to do the same – especially adding or correcting email addresses, to aid in Farm Bureau communications.
Philip J. Traino, 80, a career farmer who was president of the Vegetable Growers Association of New Jersey in 1976-78, died of heart failure Tuesday, Oct. 22, at his home in Marlton. Click here to read the complete obituary from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
New Jersey farmers and agricultural experts questioned representatives from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday about new regulations that will bring federal officials to their farms. The federal regulators visited the Rutgers University EcoComplex on Florence-Columbus Road for a food safety conference. Click…
Fred and Hoss Grasso grow a lot of fruits and veggies on their 100-acre farm in Mullica Hill, including strawberries, asparagus, cucumbers, squash and watermelon. When the brothers heard the Urban Farm in West Deptford was for sale, they jumped at the chance to expand….
NJFB President Ryck Suydam wrote a letter to the editor of the Burlington County Times in response to an op-ed on the gestation crate issue. Click here to read the letter from NJFB President Ryck Suydam.
