SHOW YOUR FARM BUREAU WITH THIS GEAR! Let’s THANK A FARMER this summer. Get your order in by SUNDAY, AUGUST 1. We’ll ship your order in late August. Orders can be shipped anywhere in the nation. Be sure to include the $10 shipping fee with the…
Agriculture industry keeps us the Garden State By Steve Sweeney Like many New Jerseyans, I love this time of the year because I can visit my local farmers market or farm stand to pick up locally grown fruits and vegetables that are one of our state’s greatest…
Produce growers should check out this informative article from the Vegetable Growers News with great tips to minimize COVID-19 risks. Click here for the story.
Some changes may be coming to the growing beverage industry in New Jersey. On Thursday, May 3rd, the State Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a meeting in Cape May Court House to present new bills to the public concerning vineyards and wineries. NJFB…
Reviewing Opportunities and Challenges in Key U.S. Agricultural Export Markets Following the multiple years of large harvests in the U.S., projections for record livestock, dairy and meat production in the current year and farm income at concerningly low levels, U.S. farmers and ranchers are actively…
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS — New Jersey Farm Bureau is happy to announce the re-opening of our online store, offering for sale our new “No Farmers No Food” t-shirts (men’s, women’s and youth sizes), long sleeve t-shirts and hoodies. NJFB caps are also available….
NJFB 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.
Click here to read this article written by NJFB Executive Director Peter Furey for the NJ Municipalities Magazine.
You 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…
New 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…
