Fact Sheet on Paid Sick Leave Law available
29 Oct 2018, Posted by in News, State NewsNJFB Staffer Ed Wengryn has prepared a fact sheet on New Jersey’s Paid Sick Leave law. Click here for the fact sheet.
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US Ag Secretary Perdue to attend NJFB Annual Banquet!
22 Oct 2018, Posted by in Meetings and Events, News, State NewsNJ 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…
New Jersey presents special challenges to farmers
18 Jun 2018, Posted by in Local Farms and Food, News, State NewsFarmers 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…
Mill Creek Urban Farm expands greenhouses, community spirit
31 May 2018, Posted by in Local Farms and Food, News, State NewsBRIDGETON — Two new greenhouses at the nonprofit Mill Creek Urban Farm will soon be filled with towering tomato and cucumber plants, grown hydroponically to provide year-round produce to food pantries, senior centers, restaurants and schools. Built with a $250,000 grant from the TD Charitable…
ACTING DEP COMMISSIONER MCCABE SAILS THROUGH CONFIRMATION HEARING
15 May 2018, Posted by in News, Science and Environmental Issues, State NewsCatherine McCabe, acting commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Protection, sailed through a confirmation hearing yesterday after being peppered about issues left unresolved from the prior administration. Many of the questions focused on past disputes between the Democratic-controlled Legislature and former Gov. Chris Christie…
Murphy just put his stamp on this key N.J. environmental council
15 May 2018, Posted by in News, Science and Environmental Issues, State NewsGov. Phil Murphy is making a big move at the N.J. Highlands Council. Murphy has named Carl Richko, a retired public school teacher and former West Milford mayor, to chair the state council overseeing the controversial 2004 Highlands Act limiting development in ecologically-sensitive parts of seven northern…
Oroho’s Legislation Addressing Nuisance Deer Passes Senate Environment Committee
10 May 2018, Posted by in News, Science and Environmental Issues, State NewsSays Legislation to Improve Deer Management Will Help Reduce Car Crashes, Prevent Crop Damage Senator Steven Oroho’s bipartisan legislation to improve deer management in New Jersey to reduce car crashes and crop damage was approved by the Senate Environment and Energy Committee. Click here to…
Bills Presented to Public to Assist New Jersey’s Wine Industry
04 May 2018, Posted by in Marketing and Promotion, News, State NewsSome changes may be coming to the growing beverage industry in New Jersey. On Thursday, May 3rd, the State Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a meeting in Cape May Court House to present new bills to the public concerning vineyards and wineries. NJFB…
The oldest weekly rodeo in America is in N.J. And now, it’s not going anywhere
16 Apr 2018, Posted by in Local Farms and Food, News, Science and Environmental Issues, State NewsOfficials announced the preservation of 374 acres of land surrounding Cowtown Rodeo in Pilesgrove Township, a move which will help to keep the rodeo thriving. Click here to read the full story from nj.com
Growing a Dairy Farm One Scoop at a Time
13 Apr 2018, Posted by in News, State News, Young FarmersFSA recently featured Jared Weeks of Ringoes, New Jersey, on the FSA Fence Post Blog. After working on a neighbor’s dairy farm, he started Hun-Val Dairy Farm in 2005 with a youth loan from FSA. He progressed to direct farm operating loans, which have been…