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
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…
Governor’s advisory committee wants more state support for agri-tourism, a revived Jersey Fresh program, and to get more people involved in farming. Agriculture has always been a keystone of the state’s economy; if no longer dominant in dollars, it certainly still plays a significant role…
Gov. Phil Murphy said it on the campaign trail and again after his inauguration: He wants to gradually hike New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15. His odds of success are high with a Democrat-led legislature supportive of the proposal. But not every worker should celebrate….
A Trump administration outline for farm legislation calls for pushing some food-stamp recipients back to work, a GOP priority. A four-page document released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday called for supporting “work as the pathway to self-sufficiency, well-being and economic mobility for…
A new paper published in Scientific Reports tells us that the world’s farmland soils have the technical potential to offset as much carbon as the United States emits, if they are managed better. This would also be equal to removing all the carbon from the…
