State Chamber – DC Lobby Trip
22 Apr 2014, Posted by in National News, State NewsAbout 600 business people and public officials took the Amtrak train last Tuesday for the annual “Walk to Washington,” a 77-year lobbying tradition.
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Wine Promotion Board and Other Commodity Promotion
11 Apr 2014, Posted by in Marketing and PromotionThe New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s (NJDA) Division of Marketing and Development works with seven different commodity promotion councils on projects aimed at enhancing commodity-specific marketing and research opportunities. This partnership is in place for the following promotional councils: wine, apples, poultry, dairy, sweet potatoes, white potatoes and blueberries.
Click here to read more about these commodity promotion councils.
In Memoriam: Dave Klemm
10 Apr 2014, Posted by in Meetings and Events, State News
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our good friend Dave Klemm, a former director from Sussex County and current member of the State Board of Agriculture. Dave was a sincere advocate for agriculture and a great friend to many. He will be missed tremendously.
Visitation to be held on
Friday, Apr. 11, 2014, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
at Smith-McCracken Funeral Home
63 High Street Newton, NJ 07860
Memorial Service to be held on
Saturday, Apr. 12, 2014, 11:30 am
at Redeemer Lutheran Church
37 Newton Sparta Road Andover Township, NJ US 07860
Rutgers ignites a controversy with farm industry
26 Mar 2014, Posted by in State NewsRutgers Board of Managers representatives report a plan to dissolve the longstanding practice of Board of Managers nominations by county boards of agriculture.
Horse Boarding and New Jersey Sales Tax Seminar
21 Mar 2014, Posted by in Meetings and Events, State News, UncategorizedMonday, March 24, there will be a seminar about horse boarding and the New Jersey Sales Tax. It will be 6:30 – 8:30 at Northstar VETS, 315 Robbinsville-Allentown Rd., Robbinsville, NJ 08691
National Ag Day on March 25 launches the spring season
19 Mar 2014, Posted by in Marketing and Promotion, National News, UncategorizedCongratulations! We finally made it! Here we are on the first day of spring. Not that this means you can go outside and plant everything you want, or that Ol’ Man Winter won’t revisit our neighborhoods. But at least there’s the sense that the end of winter is marked on our calendar!
And of course everyone knows that the first holiday of the spring season is National Ag Day, celebrated on Tuesday, March 25. What’s that? You say you’ve never heard of National Ag Day? Well, we’re about to change all that.
Tax reform proposal offered by Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich)
28 Feb 2014, Posted by in Economics and Prices, National NewsOn February 26, 2014, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) released his proposal for tax reform. The draft lowers tax rates for individuals and businesses and broadens the tax base by eliminating over 220 tax credits, deductions and exclusions.
Canada geese taking a bite out of local farms
24 Feb 2014, Posted by in Science and Environmental Issues, State NewsFarmers call them “flying rats” or “deer with wings.”
They gather by the tens of thousands every year about this time to graze on sprouting winter wheat, rye, alfalfa, and barley.
They’re voracious, persistent, and dirty, leaving behind a trail of droppings.
Canada geese.
Click here to read the rest of the story from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
As farmers age, who will take the helm? Agriculture secretary says it’s time to ‘be aggressive’
23 Feb 2014, Posted by in State News, Young FarmersMitchell Jones grew up knowing he wanted to be a farmer.
“I started in high school as an after-school activity,” Jones said. “I helped work on my neighbor’s farm.”
With his father working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and a grandfather in farming, it was inevitable that Jones would end up in the fields.
Ag Census shows boom in farm sales
21 Feb 2014, Posted by in Economics and Prices, State NewsWASHINGTON (AP) – American agriculture has experienced a boom, with market values of crops, livestock and total agricultural products reaching record highs even as the amount of U.S. farmland declined, according to a new government survey.