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…
Rutgers will be holding a feeder pig auction May 2, 2015. Registration begins at 6:30AM! Not only will they have feeder pigs but there will be some market weight animals up for auction. Location: Livestock Granary Building off Sheepfold Lane on the Cook Campus in New…
Due to overwhelming response for the April 9 meeting, Farm Bureau will host a second informational meeting on the upcoming changes to New Jersey’s Farmland Assessment law at the Tranquility United Methodist Church, 2 Kennedy Drive, Andover, NJ – located at the corner of Kennedy Road (Rte. 611)…
UPDATE – This meeting is filled to capacity, and we can no longer accept registrants. A second, identical meeting is going to be held on Thursday, April 16, at the same location. Please attend the later meeting, if you are not already registered. Farm Bureau…
Last week the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1147, the Legal Workforce Act. The bill requires employers, including farm employers, to check the work eligibility of all future hires through the web-based E-Verify system. NJFB contacted each NJ House member expressing our opposition, and asked that…
The delegates to the 100th State Agricultural Convention considered nearly 40 resolutions covering various policy issues. Resolution titles are listed below. (A new, separate resolution dealing with he issue of Soil Disturbance on Preserved Farms was also added.) Information on the content of the resolutions can…
The New Jersey Farm Service Agency is partnering with Rutgers Extension Service to host producer meetings next month to inform the public of new programs offered by the 2014 Farm Bill. Tuesday, JAN 6, 2015 @ 1pm (NAP) Snyder Research and Extension Farm 140 Locust…
The final program for the AFBF Annual Convention is now available online. Annual Convention Final Program The annual convention and trade show will be held January 9-14 in San Diego, CA. New Jersey Farm Bureau will have 50 attendees this year. Additional information can be…
The SADC recently heard a staff presentation about the development of a draft rule to define and limit soil disturbance on preserved farmland. This draft rule is the result of several years of work by a soil-disturbance sub-committee. The SADC staff believes a rule is…
