Lawmakers, advocates hail passage of preservation law
01 Sep 2016, Posted by in Local Farms and Food, State NewsClick here to read this story from the Burlington County Times.
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Suydam and Furey interview on WMGQ Magic 98.3
04 Aug 2016, Posted by in Local Farms and Food, Marketing and Promotion, NewsNJFB President Ryck Suydam and Executive Director Peter Furey participated in an interview on Central Jersey’s Magic 98.3 regarding agriculture in the Garden State. Click here to listen to the interview.
Longtime Medford feed store is set to close
08 Jan 2016, Posted by in Local Farms and Food, Miscellaneous, NewsMore than a decade ago, Kirby Bros. stopped blending corn, oats, and bran and topping the concoction with molasses to satisfy the cravings of horses that had long been part of the South Jersey landscape. The 100-pound bag of horse feed, priced at $13.60, was…
Innovative farming / Room for growth
18 Sep 2014, Posted by in Local Farms and Food, Marketing and PromotionYou might not expect one of New Jersey’s oldest industries to also be one of its most creative, but the fact is, farmers know how to innovate. They have to. In agriculture, margins are slim, expenses are unpredictable and the weather that makes a successful…
South Jersey plays catch-up to state’s agritourism industry
14 Sep 2014, Posted by in Local Farms and Food, Marketing and PromotionNew Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher recently marked the start of the state’s fall agritourism season while visiting a sunflower maze in Sussex County. The weeks after Labor Day are a “wonderful time to visit Garden State farms,” he said during the event. But…
Editorial: N.J. farm to school program is a healthy lesson in nutrition
01 Sep 2014, Posted by in Local Farms and FoodIt’s been a bountiful harvest this summer, with farmers markets and supermarkets showing their colors in the emerald green of broccoli and kale, the scarlet of Jersey tomatoes and the deep purple of young eggplant. Now a series of bills that Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno…
Keeping the faith: Kuperus farming tradition continues
28 Aug 2014, Posted by in Local Farms and FoodSUSSEX BOROUGH — As the 21-year-old son of a dairy farmer, Charles Kuperus took not one but two leaps of faith in 1979. That was the year he married his high school sweetheart, Marge, and started his horticultural business. “I started it from scratch, literally,”…
Jersey Fresh Markets Offer Local Produce
09 Jul 2014, Posted by in Local Farms and FoodClick here to view a video from NJTV News.
After a harsh winter New Jersey Crops are just peachy
13 Jun 2014, Posted by in Local Farms and Food, WeatherThe strawberries are excellent — late, but excellent. Local farmers are predicting that other crops will fare as well after the long, cold winter. At worst, there was a delay in planting due to icy and wet soil. At best, the snow and cold moistened…
Smallest farms becoming rarer in New Jersey
09 Jun 2014, Posted by in Local Farms and FoodStrings 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…