Resource Library - FARMING
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A Fall Taste of the Policy Agenda – Organic Future and Governance Items
NOFA POLICY COMMITTEE AGENDA SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 Past action still under review; SADC Soil Disturbance on Preserved Farmland proposed rules- Cali attending SADC Meeting and will report to the Committee. Policy Committee has submitted letter to support...
NOFA NJ on the Penn East Pipeline
“We recognize and acknowledge, our Environmentally Focused colleagues – New Jersey Conservation Foundation, NJ Sierra, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Environment NJ, Clean Water Action, Sourland Conservancy, Berks Gas Truth, and Sunrise Hunterdon among others – in...
USDA Accepting Applications to Help Cover Costs for Organic Certification
OCCSP provides cost-share assistance to producers and handlers of agricultural products for the costs of obtaining or maintaining organic certification under the USDA’s National Organic Program. Eligible producers include any certified producers or handlers who have...
From Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County – Ag/Natural Resources
Another resource to guide farm business setup is "Farmer's Guide to Business Structures: LLCs, Corporations, Partnerships, and More." from Farm Commons and Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE). Available here https://go.rutgers.edu/4vywt9no.
Monthly Organic Open House Wednesday June 30 2021
If you missed our monthly Organic Open House, but still want to learn about pests and diseases, we have posted the recording on NOFA NJ's YouTube Channel. Many thanks to: Dr. C. Andrew Wyenandt Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Joseph Ingerson-Mahar,...
Rutgers Master Gardener IPM Team Report Report # 6, Week of June 28, 2021
Rutgers Master Gardener IPM Team Report Report # 6, Week of June 28, 2021
Rutgers Master Gardener IPM Team Report
New Problems Seen: Caterpillar on Kale Three Lined Potato Beetle Rhubarb Leaf Spot Slugs Click link above for full report
Updated 2021 NOFA-NJ Events Calendar
Full Year Calendar
Organic Farms in New Jersey
Why is New Jersey called the Garden State? According to a few sources, including the NJ state government itself, most people attribute the origin of the nickname to Abraham Browning of Camden, who used the phrase in a speech at the Philadelphia Centennial exhibition...
Rutgers Master Gardener IPM Team Report
Thanks to the Rutger's Master Gardener IPM Team Report for sharing their third report. Pest season is here! Also, if you have missed it, this report from NPR on this year's Cicadas