NJFB | Executive Director’s Blog

House and Senate Ag Committees release Farm Bill outlines

03 May 2024, Posted by admin in National News, News

Earlier this week, House Ag Committee Chairman GT Thompson released a five-page outline of a 2024 Farm Bill and announced a House Agriculture Committee markup date of May 23rd. Click here to read.

The same day, Senate Ag Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow released a summary of a farm bill titled, The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024. Chairwoman Stabenow has not indicated a date for a markup. Click here to read.

Woman of the Year Applications Now Being Accepted

03 May 2024, Posted by admin in Local Farms and Food, Marketing and Promotion, News, State News

The NJFB Women’s Leadership Committee is looking to award a New Jersey Farm Bureau member for her outstanding achievements and efforts on the farm and within the agriculture industry.

The WLC mission is to develop public understanding of the value and need for agriculture in everyday living through education while empowering women to be strong, effective leaders and advocates in agriculture.

They are looking for the women in your community who are proud to be in the agricultural field be it on a tractor, milking a cow, or teaching a classroom.

Please nominate a worthy female Farm Bureau member to be the 2024 NJFB Woman of the Year.

2024 Woman of the Year Application

NJ Department of Health shared Heat Stress info

26 Apr 2024, Posted by admin in News, Science and Environmental Issues, State News, Weather

The New Jersey Department of Health has created a fact sheet about protecting farmworkers from heat stress.

Click here for this fact sheet.

The Shifting Role of Women in Ag With Danielle Wainwright

05 Apr 2024, Posted by admin in News, State News

This week on the FarmHouse, a podcast by Lancaster Farming, we’re talking to Danielle Wainwright, owner of Clover Valley Farm in Vincentown, New Jersey.

Wainwright and her husband raise Angus and Wagyu beef and chicken, and also run The Point Market where they sell directly to consumers.

Click here to read the full story from Lancaster Farming.

Summary of legal objections to proposed soil protection standards

14 Feb 2024, Posted by admin in News, State News

Last week New Jersey Farm Bureau forwarded a concise summary of the legal objections to the draft SPS standard for farmland preservation deeds to the State Board of Agriculture. The statement cites the frail legal justification for retroactively imposing regulatory requirements on existing preserved farm owners. It was co-signed by four of the leading attorneys who practice ag law in the state.

Click here to read the summary