FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Ed Wengryn -or- Helen Heinrich; 908-568-4939 or 609-393-7163 NJDEP’s Proposed Revisions to Highlands Rules Get it Right (TRENTON) — New Jersey Farm Bureau (NJFB), the state’s largest organization of farmers and landowners, is pleased to see the positive changes that the…
USDA Farm Service Agency will be recruiting at Rutgers University under the Pathways Recent Graduate Program. Thursday, March 24, 2016 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Rutgers University New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health on Cook Campus 61 Dudley Road New Brunswick, NJ 08901…
More 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…
Farm Bureau submitted comments recently on NJDEP’s proposed revisions to the Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP) rule. This rule guides development statewide by providing a framework for municipal and county planning agencies to identify areas suitable for current and future wastewater infrastructure. The original version…
The agenda for the NJFB 97th Annual Meeting is now available on the NJFB Annual Meeting Website. Information about policies, the hotel, and meals can also be found on this site. NJFB Annual Meeting website
The NJFB Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Committee will hold their annual meeting on Sunday, November 15th at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village (201 Village Blvd, Princeton). The meeting begins at 10AM. Topics on the agenda include Natural Resource conservation Planning for you farm;…
Friday, August 21 – New Jersey Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) hope you will join them for a viewing of Farmland, The Movie. Time: 6:00 PM for food and lawn games; 8:00 PM for the movie Location: Etsch Farms, 556 Buckelew Ave. Monroe, NJ (Middlesex County $10 per car…
Farmland owners are reminded that their farmland assessment applications (FA-1) are due not later than August 1. Submitting an application late is grounds for denial. Recent changes to the law are in effect for this year. Information about farmland assessment can be found on the…
At this time of year, heat stress becomes a symptom that you need to be aware of during the hot days of summer. Farm workers should be monitored to prevent a heat illness. OSHA has some helpful tips on preventing heat stress, and what to…
Farm Bureau will host another informational meeting on the upcoming changes to New Jersey’s Farmland Assessment law. This latest meeting in the series will be held Thursday, May 14, at 7:00PM at the Somerset County 4-H Center, 310 Milltown Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807. Anyone with…
