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…
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After months of negotiations, Governor Murphy signed S3446 into law, amending the farmland assessment statute. The bill adds three new members to the Farmland Evaluation Committee (2 representing forestry and one public member) , establishes an online application portal and increases fines for those applicants…
New Jersey Legislative SRO, NJ – A new bipartisan law expands legal protections for commercial farmers by allowing them to recover costs tied to bad-faith complaints. Senator Parker Space sponsored the measure, which strengthens provisions of the state’s “Right to Farm Act.” Governor Phil Murphy signed…
Click here to read the Lancaster Farming article on the change in NJFB Executive Director, featuring Peter Furey and Liz Thompson.
Click here to read the Lancaster Farming profile story on NJFB President Allen Carter, and his role at Tuckahoe Turf Farms.
STATE FUNDING FOR AG-LETTERS NEEDED: Letters from county boards and individual farmers are welcome to assist the push to pass two priority state funding issues: Rutgers NJAES state budget; SADC annual appropriations. On the former, email/telephone contacts should go to every state senator urging restoration…
The following article was provided by American National Insurance Company. As your operation begins to prosper, you may find that you’re no longer confined to just one location. Farmers are spending more time today moving equipment and machinery on public roads to various locations for…
This information provided by the New Jersey Division of fish & Wildlife: Six-day Firearm Opens Dec. 9 The week of December 9 may be the busiest week of the year for deer hunters: Six-day Firearm deer hunting season opens Monday, Dec. 9 Permit Bow season continues…
