Survey Reveals that Statewide Deer Numbers are Out of Balance New Jersey Farm Bureau, the state’s largest non-governmental agriculture advocacy organization, has announced the results of a technologically advanced study commissioned to assess white-tailed deer populations in eight New Jersey counties. The report concluded that…
The 101st Annual Meeting of New Jersey Farm Bureau will feature the theme “Celebrating the Women of Agriculture.” The convention will be held November 18-19, 2019 at the Westin at Forrestal Village. All members are welcome to attend to listen in on policy discussions, hear…
Farmland Assessment remains one of the most vital components to the sustainability of New Jersey agriculture. Click here to read why.
(TRENTON) – Legislation sponsored by Assembly Democrats John Burzichelli, Matt Milam and Eric Houghtaling to establish a statewide program for the cultivation, handling, processing, transport, and sale of hemp and hemp products in the State in accordance with federal law was approved by the Assembly…
(SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP) – New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher today visited Specca Farms in Springfield Township in Burlington County to highlight the Jersey Fresh strawberry picking season. “Strawberries are one of the first fruits of the New Jersey growing season and signal that…
The New Jersey State Board of Agriculture recently announced their positions on the minimum wage issue. Click here to read it.
New Jersey Farm Bureau will hold its 100th annual meeting on Monday-Tuesday, November 12-13 at The Princeton Westin at Forrestal Village in Princeton, NJ. Election of officers and presentation of the annual financial report will take place at the Annual Business Meeting after lunch on November 13 (Tuesday). Officer positions…
NJFB Staffer Ed Wengryn has prepared a fact sheet on New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave law. Click here for the fact sheet.
NJ Farm Bureau is excited to announce that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has accepted our invitation and will be attending our 100th Annual Banquet on Monday, November 12! AFBF President Zippy Duvall will also be joining us. This is shaping up to…
Farmers face huge challenges from nature, and they accept that. Weather can freeze a crop in the bud, parch it in a drought or drown it with too much rain. But farmers in New Jersey, the most densely populated state in the nation, say the…
