TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey horticulture producers reaped almost $703 million in sales in 2024 according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). The recently published Horticulture Census found considerable growth since the 2019 Horticulture Census, which totaled $505 million in sales. New Jersey growers…
This winter, there have been reports of sick and dead wild birds within the state of New Jersey. Some of which have tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Last month, one case of HPAI in domestic poultry was identified in Burlington County. NJDA…
The New Jersey Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Agriculture Education Award. This award recognizes an outstanding New Jersey educator who brings agriculture to life in the classroom through hands-on learning, creativity, and student engagement. Teachers can apply directly…
Two Hopewell Township farms—Fairgrown Farm and Double Brook Farm—are positioned to expand their role in addressing food insecurity across New Jersey following major awards through a state food access initiative approved late last year. The grants were issued through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s…
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Registration is now open for the New Jersey Forestry Association’s 51st Annual Meeting, “The Courage to Care: Elevating the Art of Forest Stewardship.” It will take place March 21, 2026, 8:30am – 4pm, at Cook Campus Center, Rutger’s University, 59 Biel…
The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in New Jersey is accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program – Agricultural Land Easement (ACEP-ALE). Application packages are due by Feb. 28, 2026. The ACEP-ALE program aims to protect the agricultural viability and related conservation values of eligible land by limiting nonagricultural uses of that land that negatively affect the agricultural uses and conservation values, and to protect grazing uses and related conservation…
New Jersey Farm Bureau got busy this lame duck session. Here’s how we’ve helped bolster New Jersey agriculture in the first month of 2026. You can read the text of any of these bills by visiting https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ and searching the listed bill numbers under the…
Brandon Raso, of Atlantic County, New Jersey, has been selected as a national winner in the 2026 National Outstanding Young Farmer Awards Convention (OFA), which will be celebrated the first week of February in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Brandon Raso, recipient of the Outstanding Young Farmer Award,…
TRENTON, N.J. — On January 20, 2026, Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Invasive Species Management Act into law. The new law establishes a comprehensive framework and creates a permanent New Jersey Invasive Species Council to guide science-based policy, education, and management statewide. It…
