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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 ...
The Agriculture Retention and Development Act was created as part of New Jersey's efforts to counteract the loss of farmland in the state. The legislation formed the basis needed for the state to purchase the easements of New Jersey farms in order to ensure they remain as farms, and could never be sold for housing or for non-farming commercial development.
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.
AeroFarms began in 2004 in the Finger Lakes area of New York. In 2015, the company relocated its headquarters to Newark, New Jersey. The company was co-founded by CEO David Rosenberg, [2] CMO Marc Oshima, and CSO Edward Harwood. [3] In 2015, AeroFarms started a growing space in a 30,000 square-foot former paintball and laser tag arena in Newark ...
Looking for a career change? Rutgers University training program is nuturing the next generation of NJ farmers.
Dairy was formerly an important part of the agricultural production of the state of New Jersey. As of 2018, the state has 50 dairies, down from 200 around the year 2000, and a total of 5,500 cows. The state produces around 119 million pounds (54 million kilograms) of milk per year. [1] New Jersey ranks 44th of the 50 states in milk production. [2]
The New Jersey Department of Corrections operates 13 major correctional or penal institutions, including seven adult male correctional facilities, three youth facilities, one facility for sex offenders, one women's correctional institution and a central reception and intake unit; and stabilization and reintegration programs for released inmates.
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