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New Jersey is the only state in the nation where the farmer constituents of the Department of Agriculture set policy and actively manage the department and select its secretary. The State Board of Agriculture, an eight-member body created by statute in 1887, serves as the policy-making and general head of the department.
A handful of wineries are in western New Jersey's Warren Hills Viticultural Area. [10] Part of the Central Delaware Valley Viticultural Area is in New Jersey, but no New Jersey wineries are currently in this viticultural area. [11] New Jersey wineries produce wine from more than 90 varieties of grapes, and from over 25 other fruits. [7] [10]
The New Jersey Wine Industry Advisory Council was created in 1985 in accordance with New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.A 4:10-77 (c) [1]) The duties of the advisory council are "to assess the condition of the wine industry and to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on expenditures for research, development, and promotion of the New Jersey wine ...
The congressman gathered a dozen people involved in the field of agriculture together at the New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm and Horse Show to get their ideas on possible changes to the ...
New Jersey breweries are collaborating on a limited edition beer called "Sign the Bill, Phil" to put pressure on the governer to sign a bill that would lift restrictions placed on their industry.
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The production of beer in New Jersey has been in a state of recovery since Prohibition (1919-1933) and the Great Depression (1929-1945). Currently, the state has 123 licensed breweries: [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] a large production brewery owned by an international beverage company, Anheuser-Busch InBev , and 122 independent microbreweries and 19 brewpubs .
The Department of the Treasury seeks to ensure the most beneficial use of fiscal resources and revenues to meet critical needs, all within a policy framework set by the governor; to formulate and manage the state's budget, generate and collect revenues, disburse the appropriations used to operate New Jersey state government, manage the state's ...