NOFA NJ Policy Committee Agenda September 2025

 

             POLICY COMMITTEE AGENDA- SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 -7PM

OLD BUSINESS:

1. FEDERAL FARM BILL- Meeting with Sen. Booker’s staff- Discussion:

Priority Marker Bills- Local Farms and Foods Act of 2023

                                     Strengthening Local Processing Act of 2023….  and many many more: Rep. Pingree……Booker bills, Rep. Panetta…

Good marker bill trackers: Rafi,(54) https://www.rafiusa.org/farm-bill-2023-landi          

                                              Oeffa (14 ) https://action.oeffa.com/marker-bill-tracker/

Status of Farm Bill: 2018 Farm Bill -Expires September 31,2025 on extension

        “Skinny Bill”  “Hollow Bill” -$8 billion approximately GT Thompson

       Revitalization of a previous bi-partisan bill – better for conservation/ favored by orgs

1. Organic and Regenerative Board- results of survey / being concised into presentation

NEW BUSINESS:

1. NJDA State Continuation of LFPA- Update on NJDA objectives
2. Cottage Foods Working Group- See Asm. Sauickie Letter ATTACHED-Further update
3. NJ On Farm Dairy Working Group- Progress-NJ Cheese and Dairy Guild- NJDA progress; SEE Assembly Bill A5939- Re: Transfer of Agency

Boards/Non Boards:

Agricultural Justice Project – to be sunsetted -Resources and Toolkit

NJ Chamber of Commerce- Confirmation of

NJ Bills of Interest and great discussion:

S4350-Shirley Turner-Sponsor- https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S4500/4350_I1.PDF

Farmland Assessment – Evaluation of Program – NJDA meeting held August 13,2025

AND MANY SIGN ONS……

LFPA LETTER- Numerous national organizations sign on

https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:6be89a6d-12f5-4337-8dd0-6b4b02682172